Secure Timestamps for Document & Data Authenticity
Within certain industries, such as the financial services sector and the lottery and gaming industry, trillions of events of all kinds are being recorded, logged and timestamped in datacenters all over the world.
In many cases, within some industries, there are stringent regulations that govern the way in which events are timestamped, examples are:
- Banking & financial institutions- high frequency trading, the reporting on stock trades and financial instruments transactions
- Banking & financial institutions- fund management compliance, electronic ledgers, smart contracts. Every contract or transaction requires an audit trail using accurate, precise timestamping
- Lottery & Digital Gaming- ticket issuance, log recording- when the bet was placed.
Different organisations have different criteria for timestamping accuracy and precision, some of which are demanding and difficult to maintain.
Trusted timestamps support these use cases because they are applied using independently verified and auditable data and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) sources and are generated by a Timestamping Authority using FIPS-compliant hardware - therefore they are not susceptible to manipulation by a local user.
Business value
Trusted Timestamps
- Reduces potential liability associated with time-sensitive transactions by providing a long term validation and non-repudiation of the time and date the transaction took place
- Ensures the tamper-proof creation and authenticity of timestamps
- Ensures that timestamped data is authentic, accurate and has not been tampered with
- Enables long-term archiving and audit by regular re-creation of a current timestamp
Reliable, Secure & Compliant
- Provides easy software upgrades for adapting to future timestamp protocols and algorithms
- Supports RFC 3161 Timestamp Protocol
- Apply RFC 3161 trusted timestamps to time-sensitive transactions through independently verified and auditable date and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) sources
- Meets requirements of ETSI Technical Specification TS102023 “Policy Requirements for Timestamping Authorities”
- Integrated Hardware Security Module is certified in accordance with FIPS 140-2 Level 3
- Non-limited number of connections
- Network Time Protocol (NTP) for synchronization of TimestampServer with external time server
Remote Access
Provides secure remote administration access
Software Simulator included
Included simulator allowing for evaluation and integration testing to benchmark the best possible solution for each specific case
Deployment options
On Premise
- Useful for centralized use cases without a requirement of scalability or remote accessibility and existing legacy infrastructure
- Defined total cost of ownership
- Complete control on hardware and software, including configuration and upgrades
- Secured uptime in areas with insatiable internet connectivity
- Preferred choice in industry-segments where regulation imposes restrictions
In the Cloud
- Strategic architectural fit & risk management for your high value assets
- Provides flexibility, scalability and availability of HSM-as-a-service
- Ideal for a multi-cloud strategy, supporting multi-cloud deployments & allows for migration flexibility
- Allows you to seamlessly work with any Cloud Service Provider
- Easy-to-use remote management and on-site key ceremony service option
- Full control over data through encryption key life-cycle and key administration
- Secured data privacy through Bring-Your-Own-Key procedures
