Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager (DSM), along with the Fortanix DSM Accelerator, provides secure and high-performance integration with Microsoft SQL Server Extensible Key Management (EKM). Fortanix DSM allows you to generate, store, and manage cryptographic keys, certificates, and secrets (such as passwords, API keys, and tokens) in SaaS, on-premises, or cloud environments, with the ability to scale across distributed clusters.
While Fortanix DSM ensures centralized key management and strong security controls, SQL server workloads using EKM often demand low latency and high throughput. The Fortanix DSM Accelerator for EKM meets these performance needs by offloading cryptographic operations, helping organizations achieve strict SLAs without compromising centralized security and policy enforcement.
For more information on the Fortanix DSM Accelerator EKM configurations and supported features, refer to the DSM Accelerator EKM Developer Guide.