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docs: clarify fallback strategy
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aeneasr committed Jan 11, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ also known as Cryptoki, is one of the Public Key Cryptography Standards
developed by RSA Security. PKCS#11 defines the interface between an application
and a cryptographic device.

:::note

If a key is not found in the Hardware Security Module, the regular Software Key
Manager with AES-GCM software encryption will be used as a fallback. Storing
keys will always use the Software Key Manager as it is not possible to add keys
to a Hardware Security Module.

:::

PKCS#11 is used as a low-level interface to perform cryptographic operations
without the need for the application to directly interface a device through its
driver. PKCS#11 represents cryptographic devices using a common model referred
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