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Key Management Documentation Index

Complete guide to HSM-backed key management for the Oracle service.

🚀 Getting Started

New to HSM key management? Start here:

  1. Quick Start Guide (5 minutes)

    • Environment variable reference
    • Quick setup for AWS KMS and GCP KMS
    • Verification steps

  2. Comprehensive Guide (30 minutes)

    • Detailed architecture overview
    • Step-by-step setup instructions
    • Configuration examples
    • Troubleshooting guide

📋 Planning & Migration

Ready to migrate to production?

  1. Migration Guide (1 hour)

    • Pre-migration checklist
    • Phase-by-phase migration steps
    • Rollback procedures
    • Post-migration monitoring

  2. Deployment Checklist (Reference)

    • Pre-deployment tasks
    • Deployment steps
    • Verification procedures
    • Success criteria

🔧 Technical Details

For developers and architects:

  1. Implementation Summary (15 minutes)
    • Architecture overview
    • Component structure
    • Code changes
    • Performance impact
    • Security improvements

📦 Examples & Templates

Ready-to-use configurations:

  1. IAM Policies

  2. Kubernetes Deployments

🎯 Quick Reference

Environment Variables

Variable Provider Required Description
KEY_PROVIDER All Yes env, aws-kms, or gcp-kms
ORACLE_PRIVATE_KEY env Yes Stellar secret key
AWS_REGION aws-kms Yes AWS region
AWS_KMS_KEY_ID aws-kms Yes KMS key ARN
GCP_PROJECT_ID gcp-kms Yes GCP project ID
GCP_KEY_RING_ID gcp-kms Yes KMS key ring ID
GCP_KEY_ID gcp-kms Yes KMS key ID

Setup Commands

AWS KMS:

npm install @aws-sdk/client-kms
export KEY_PROVIDER=aws-kms
export AWS_REGION=us-east-1
export AWS_KMS_KEY_ID=arn:aws:kms:...

Google Cloud KMS:

npm install @google-cloud/kms
export KEY_PROVIDER=gcp-kms
export GCP_PROJECT_ID=my-project
export GCP_KEY_RING_ID=oracle-keys
export GCP_KEY_ID=oracle-signing-key

Verification

Check logs for:

KeyService initialized with [provider-type] provider for address: G...

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions:

Issue Solution Reference
SDK not installed npm install @aws-sdk/client-kms Guide
Access denied Check IAM permissions Policies
High latency Check network/region Guide
Signing failures Verify key status Migration

📊 Comparison

Security

Aspect Env Provider HSM Provider
Key Storage Environment HSM
Key Exposure In memory Never
Audit Logging None Full
Key Rotation Manual Automated
Compliance ❌ ✅

Performance

Provider Latency Throughput Cost
Env <1ms Unlimited $0
AWS KMS 10-50ms 1,200/s ~$3/1M
GCP KMS 10-50ms 60k/min ~$3/1M

🎓 Learning Path

For Operators

  1. Read Quick Start
  2. Review Migration Guide
  3. Use Deployment Checklist
  4. Bookmark Troubleshooting

For Developers

  1. Read Implementation Summary
  2. Review code in oracle/src/keys/
  3. Study Kubernetes Examples
  4. Run tests: npm test

For Architects

  1. Read Comprehensive Guide
  2. Review Implementation Summary
  3. Evaluate Performance Impact
  4. Plan Migration Strategy

🔗 External Resources

AWS KMS

Google Cloud KMS

Cryptography

📞 Support

Documentation Issues

  • Found a typo? Submit a PR
  • Need clarification? Open an issue
  • Have a question? Ask in team chat

Production Issues

✅ Checklist

Before going to production:

  • Read all documentation
  • Test in staging environment
  • Configure monitoring and alerts
  • Set up audit logging
  • Document rollback procedure
  • Train team on new system
  • Schedule deployment window
  • Notify stakeholders

🎉 Success!

Once deployed, you'll have:

✅ Enterprise-grade key management
✅ HSM-backed security
✅ Full audit trail
✅ Automated key rotation
✅ Compliance-ready infrastructure

Last Updated: 2026-04-23
Version: 1.0.0
Maintainer: DevOps Team