Content by Mark Russinovich and Saurabh Dighe (2)

Mark Russinovich and Saurabh Dighe announce Project Tessera, an open-source evolution of Azure Integrated HSM, and explain how its integrated HSM model and protocols aim to improve key protection, interoperability, and post-quantum readiness—plus how the same firmware stack can extend into confidential computing environments.

Mark Russinovich and Saurabh Dighe announce that Azure Integrated HSM—Microsoft’s server-integrated hardware security module—is being open-sourced via the Open Compute Project, including firmware and supporting software. The post explains how this extends Azure’s key protection from centralized services down to each server, with verifiable, hardware-enforced controls.