Secure, audited smart contracts built to your exact specifications.
We architect and deploy production-ready smart contracts that power your protocol's logic. Our development process ensures security-first design, gas optimization, and full audit readiness from day one.
Solidity/Rust contracts for DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and enterprise use cases.OpenZeppelin standards and formal verification patterns.Reduce your time-to-market by weeks with our battle-tested development templates and security review process.
We deliver fully documented, modular code with comprehensive test suites, enabling your team to iterate confidently and scale without technical debt.
We architect and deploy secure, compliant HSM solutions for blockchain validators, ensuring your signing keys are protected by hardware-grade security with zero operational overhead for your team.
We design and implement a secure, fault-tolerant architecture using certified HSMs (e.g., Thales, Utimaco) directly integrated with your validator client (Prysm, Lighthouse, Teku). Our solution isolates private keys from network exposure.
Deploy HSM clusters in your preferred environment: AWS CloudHSM, Google Cloud HSM, Azure Dedicated HSM, or your own data center. We manage the full lifecycle from provisioning to high-availability configuration.
Our orchestration layer automates validator key generation, backup, rotation, and revocation directly within the HSM. Eliminates manual key handling and enforces strict operational policies.
We tune HSM configurations and implement efficient signing batching to meet the demanding latency requirements of Proof-of-Stake networks, ensuring you never miss a block proposal or attestation.
Full audit logging for all key operations and signing events, immutable and cryptographically assured. Our setup is designed to meet enterprise compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001) out-of-the-box.
Proactive monitoring of HSM health, performance, and security events. Our team provides dedicated incident response to ensure validator uptime and immediate mitigation of any security anomalies.
HSM integration delivers more than just cryptographic protection. It's a strategic investment that drives operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder confidence for your validator business.
Meet stringent compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and institutional due diligence with FIPS 140-2 Level 3+ certified hardware. We architect your setup to satisfy enterprise and fund-level security audits.
Eliminate single points of failure with high-availability HSM clusters and automated failover. Our designs ensure your validator maintains signing operations through infrastructure or network issues.
Demonstrate proactive security controls to underwriters, potentially lowering insurance premiums. Tangibly reduce operational and slashing risk, protecting your staked assets and reputation.
Enable secure, multi-party operations without sharing private keys. Implement granular, policy-based signing authority for your team or across geographically distributed signers.
Our modular HSM integration layer supports Ethereum (EIP-2335), Solana, Cosmos, and other major PoS networks. We handle the complexity of cryptographic migrations (e.g., to post-quantum schemes).
Move beyond CapEx for hardware to a managed service model. We provide predictable operational costs, eliminating the overhead of in-house HSM expertise and maintenance.
A detailed breakdown of how Hardware Security Module (HSM) integration fundamentally improves security, compliance, and operational efficiency for blockchain validators compared to traditional software-based key management.
| Key Management Factor | Traditional Software Wallets | Chainscore HSM Integration |
|---|---|---|
Private Key Isolation | ||
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification | ||
Time to Compromise (Estimated) | Days/Weeks | Years/Decades |
Insurance Eligibility for Staked Assets | Rarely | Standard Requirement |
Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001) | Manual, Complex | Built-in, Streamlined |
Signing Latency Impact | Negligible | < 100ms added |
Initial Setup & Configuration | 2-4 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
Annual Operational Cost (Est.) | $10K-$50K (Ops + Risk) | $25K-$75K (Managed Service) |
Team Skills Required | High (DevOps, Cryptography) | Reduced (Managed API) |
Disaster Recovery & Key Rotation | Manual, High-Risk | Automated, Policy-Driven |
Secure, production-ready smart contracts built for scale and compliance.
We architect and deploy custom smart contracts that form the foundation of your Web3 product. Our development process ensures security-first design, gas optimization, and audit readiness from day one.
ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, ERC-4626, and custom standards.Reduce your time-to-market by weeks with our battle-tested development framework.
We handle the entire lifecycle:
Compare our HSM integration packages for blockchain validators, designed to secure your signing keys with enterprise-grade hardware.
| Specification | Starter | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
Supported HSM Models | YubiHSM 2, Ledger HSM | YubiHSM 2, Ledger HSM, Thales nShield Connect | All Major Vendors (Yubico, Thales, Utimaco, AWS CloudHSM) |
Blockchain Protocols | Ethereum, Solana | Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche | All EVM & Major L1/L2 Networks |
Key Management Standard | PKCS#11 | PKCS#11, KMIP | PKCS#11, KMIP, Custom APIs |
Multi-Signature Support | |||
Geographic Redundancy | Single Region | Multi-Region (Active-Passive) | Multi-Region (Active-Active) |
Disaster Recovery SLA | 48h RTO | 12h RTO | 4h RTO |
Compliance Attestation | SOC 2 Type I | SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA |
24/7 Security Monitoring | |||
Incident Response Time | Business Hours | 4h | 1h |
Implementation Timeline | 2-3 weeks | 4-6 weeks | Custom (8+ weeks) |
Annual Subscription | $15K | $50K | Custom Quote |
Get clear, technical answers to the most common questions about integrating Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for blockchain validators, based on our experience securing over $500M in staked assets.
A standard HSM integration for a Proof-of-Stake validator takes 2-4 weeks from kickoff to production deployment. This includes architecture design, secure key generation, signing library integration, and final testing. Complex multi-chain or custom consensus setups may extend to 6-8 weeks. We provide a detailed project plan with milestones during the initial consultation.
Our experts will offer a free quote and a 30min call to discuss your project.