Microsoft is announcing the planned
retirement of Azure Dedicated HSM, which will be succeeded by the Azure Cloud HSM service.
Microsoft will provide full support for
all existing Azure Dedicated HSM customers until July 31, 2028. During this
support window, customers are encouraged to begin planning and executing their transition
to Azure Cloud HSM or Azure Managed HSM, depending on their workload and
compliance requirements.
Azure Cloud HSM is designed to meet or
exceed existing customer scenarios for Dedicated HSM customers. It delivers
FIPS 140-3 Level 3, hardware-backed key protection with improved integration,
operational efficiency, and scalability to meet the evolving needs of
security-first organizations.
Required
action
- Effective
immediately, Microsoft will no longer accept new customer onboardings to Azure
Dedicated HSM.
- All new
customers must onboard Azure Cloud HSM, Azure Managed HSM, or Azure Key Vault depending on their use case.
- Make a plan to transition plan
for Azure Cloud HSM by July 31, 2026
- Azure Dedicated HSM will be
retired on July 31, 2028, please transition to Azure Cloud HSM by that
date.
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