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Cloud Key Management

The Cloud Key Management working group aims to facilitate the standards for seamless integration between CSPs and key broker services.
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Cloud Key Management
Working Group Overview

The working group will author guidelines and best practices, and promote standards that enhance the lives of technology professionals tasked with adopting and optimizing key management systems for use with cloud services.


What do we discuss during our meetings? 

During these meetings we typically discuss changes in the industry that relate to cloud key management, and collaborate on projects the group is working on.


Drafts & Important Docs

Working Group Leadership

Parthasarathi Chakraborty
Parthasarathi Chakraborty

Parthasarathi Chakraborty

Associate VP, Cloud Security, Cyber Innovation and R&D

Partha has over 20 years of cyber security leadership experience in the financial services and healthcare industry. An active speaker and panelist in major cyber security conferences around the world, and frequently called in for views and interviews in electronic media like The Economist, UK. Very much passionate about learning new technologies and writing on recent groundbreaking cyber trends. He is also the founder of Cloud Security Pra...

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Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.
Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.

Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.

Principal, Technical Compliance, PCI

As Principal Analyst at Toast, Sam is responsible for heading the Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance programs for this cloud-based fintech company. Over the past 27 years, Sam has held key roles in security, technology, and management, and developed expertise in multiple disciplines, including payments, PCI compliance, fraud, cloud service delivery, application development, mobile technology, infrastructure, and cryptography. This dive...

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Publications in ReviewOpen Until
Key Management in Cloud Services 2025 Update Sep 26, 2025
Applying Zero Trust Principles with Network-Infrastructure Hiding Protocol - Stealth Mode Software Defined Perimeter for Network InfrastructureOct 16, 2025
Enabling Zero Trust for Cellular Networks - Guidance for Securing Mobile NetworksOct 16, 2025
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Who can join?

Anyone can join a working group, whether you have years of experience or want to just participate as a fly on the wall.

What is the time commitment?

The time commitment for this group varies depending on the project. You can spend a 15 minutes helping review a publication that's nearly finished or help author a publication from start to finish.

Virtual Meetings

Attend our next meeting. You can just listen in to decide if this group is a good for you or you can choose to actively participate. During these calls we discuss current projects, and well as share ideas for new projects. This is a good way to meet the other members of the group. You can view all research meetings here.

Oct

3

Fri, October 3, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cloud key Management Working Group Call
See details
  • Agenda:

    • TBD



To connect on the  call:


Join Zoom Meeting
https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/j/85177080386?pwd=TFFmSoMbtBdy8Jy7iNGQYVnbbvyhhs.1

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386
Passcode: 953618

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Meeting ID: 889 3080 5728

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kexpz8EdGu

Oct

17

Fri, October 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cloud key Management Working Group Call
See details
  • Agenda:

    • TBD



To connect on the  call:


Join Zoom Meeting
https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/j/85177080386?pwd=TFFmSoMbtBdy8Jy7iNGQYVnbbvyhhs.1

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386
Passcode: 953618

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One tap mobile
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Dial by your location
• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US
• +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kcX36jlcQ


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• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
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• +1 507 473 4847 US
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Meeting ID: 889 3080 5728

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kexpz8EdGu

Oct

31

Fri, October 31, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cloud key Management Working Group Call
See details
  • Agenda:

    • TBD



To connect on the  call:


Join Zoom Meeting
https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/j/85177080386?pwd=TFFmSoMbtBdy8Jy7iNGQYVnbbvyhhs.1

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386
Passcode: 953618

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One tap mobile
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+16694449171,,85177080386# US

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Dial by your location
• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US
• +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kcX36jlcQ


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• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US

Meeting ID: 889 3080 5728

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kexpz8EdGu

Nov

14

Fri, November 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cloud key Management Working Group Call
See details
  • Agenda:

    • TBD



To connect on the  call:


Join Zoom Meeting
https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/j/85177080386?pwd=TFFmSoMbtBdy8Jy7iNGQYVnbbvyhhs.1

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386
Passcode: 953618

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One tap mobile
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+16694449171,,85177080386# US

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Dial by your location
• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US
• +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 851 7708 0386

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kcX36jlcQ


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One tap mobile
+16465588656,,88930805728# US (New York)
+16469313860,,88930805728# US

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• +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
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• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US

Meeting ID: 889 3080 5728

Find your local number: https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/u/kexpz8EdGu

Open Peer Reviews

Peer reviews allow security professionals from around the world to provide feedback on CSA research before it is published.

Learn how to participate in a peer review here.

Key Management in Cloud Services 2025 Update

Open Until: 09/26/2025

This document is an updated edition of the original “Key Management in Cloud Services” paper, first published in 2020. ...

Applying Zero Trust Principles with Network-Infrastructure Hiding Protocol - Stealth Mode Software Defined Perimeter for Network Infrastructure

Open Until: 10/16/2025

Our core TCP/IP networking systems and protocols have been with us since the 1970s, and have in many ways served us well. T...

Enabling Zero Trust for Cellular Networks - Guidance for Securing Mobile Networks

Open Until: 10/16/2025

The rapid evolution of cellular network technologies, particularly the rollout of 5G, Open Radio Access Network (ORAN), and...