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title: "High Availability Concepts"
slug: "fortanix-data-security-manager-high-availability-concepts-on-prem-only"
updated: 2026-04-01T07:37:08Z
published: 2026-03-17T09:24:59Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/fortanix-data-security-manager-high-availability-concepts-on-prem-only"
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# High Availability Concepts

Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager (DSM) is a powerful solution designed to protect sensitive data across various environments. High availability is a useful aspect of DSM, ensuring that data protection services remain reliable and accessible even in the face of failures or disruptions.

To accomplish this, Fortanix DSM utilizes several high-availability concepts, including virtual IP and load balancing. By leveraging these high availability concepts, Fortanix DSM ensures robust and uninterrupted data security, even in challenging circumstances.

*For more information on the high-availability architecture and load balancing of Fortanix DSM, refer to*[*Fortanix Data Security Manager High Availability Concepts*](https://fortanix.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052264892-Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager-High-Availability-Concepts)*.*

Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) is the world’s first cloud service secured with Intel® SGX. With Fortanix DSM, you can securely generate, store, and use cryptographic keys and certificates, as well as other secrets such as passwords, API keys, tokens, or any blob of data. Your business-critical applications and containers can integrate with Fortanix DSM using legacy cryptographic interfaces (PKCS#11, CNG, and JCE) or using the native Fortanix DSM RESTful interface.

## Related

- [Account Quorum Policy](/fortanix-dsm-account-quorum-policy.md)
- [Security Architecture of Running Fortanix DSM in a non-SGX Virtual Environment (on-prem only)](/security-architecture-of-running-fortanix-dsm-in-a-non-sgx-virtual-environment-on-prem-only.md)
- [Deployment Options](/fortanix-data-security-manager-deployment-options.md)
- [Fortanix DSM with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition](/fortanix-dsm-with-f5-big-ip-virtual-edition.md)
- [Port Requirements](/fortanix-data-security-manager-port-requirements.md)