Case Study: Square achieves high-performance, compliant crypto protection with Entrust nShield HSMs

Square deploys Entrust nShield HSMs for 5 years of reliable crypto protection

Square, Inc., a company providing commerce tools and payment solutions, faced the challenge of meeting stringent multi-agency compliance requirements while ensuring absolute reliability and data security in its unique architecture. They needed a high-performance hardware security module (HSM) that could scale to support their business and enable a crypto-anchor approach to prevent data exfiltration by attackers.

The vendor Entrust implemented its nShield Solo HSM, which delivered high cryptography throughput and the ability to seamlessly share keys across modules. This solution provided a rock-solid foundation for Square's security, streamlined their compliance and audit processes, and became a critical part of authenticating their hardware devices. The results included elevated protection and a proven, reliable partnership with Entrust that has remained valid for several years.

Square, Inc