cyber.hendryadrian.com
Security News · darkreading.com

Marvell, Microsoft and Oracle Form OCP Group to Standardize Data Center HSMs

· Original article ↗

Summary

Marvell, Microsoft and Oracle formed an Open Compute Project working group to define an open, server-integrated HSM specification for key management and workload integrity. A draft is targeted for the 2026 OCP Global Summit.

Key points

  • The OCP working group will define an open specification for an integrated HSM designed to meet NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3.
  • The proposed design places a hardware security boundary, key vault and attestation chain directly in servers.
  • The companies say the approach aims to keep keys within a certified hardware boundary and enable cryptographic verification of workload integrity.
  • The initiative is intended to support secure key caching and cryptographic key lifecycle management at the server level.
  • An initial draft is targeted for the 2026 OCP Global Summit, with version 1.0 planned to follow.

Article Details

Event Type
Industry collaboration to develop an open specification for integrated data-center hardware security modules
Impact
Marvell, Microsoft, and Oracle established an Open Compute Project working group to define an integrated HSM specification for cloud and hyperscale data centers. The planned design aims to keep cryptographic keys within a certified hardware boundary and support workload-integrity attestation. These are intended benefits; the specification and technology are still being developed.

People

Cary UsseryMarvell senior vice president and general manager; quoted about the integrated HSM effort.Mark RussinovichMicrosoft Azure CTO, deputy CISO, and technical fellow; quoted about the effort's security and interoperability goals.Pradeep VincentOracle executive vice president of Compute and AI Infrastructure; quoted about the proposed specification.

Vendors

MarvellSANTA CLARA, Calif. — October 13, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), Microsoft Corporation and Oracle today announced a collaborative effort aligned with the Open Compute Project (OCP) aimed atMicrosoftSANTA CLARA, Calif. — October 13, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), Microsoft Corporation and Oracle today announced a collaborative effort aligned with the Open Compute Project (OCP) aimed atOracleCLARA, Calif. — October 13, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), Microsoft Corporation and Oracle today announced a collaborative effort aligned with the Open Compute Project (OCP) aimed at standardizing

Industries

Data center infrastructure(OCP) aimed at standardizing a NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3 integrated HSM for cloud and hyperscale data center infrastructure.