Systems and Methods for Proxying Encryption Key Communications Between a Cloud Storage System and a Customer Security Module

A method for facilitating key management between a cloud storage system and a plurality of customer security modules associated with a plurality of customers of said cloud storage system, said method comprising:

• establishing a plurality of cloud storage accounts associated with a plurality of customers;
• deploying at least one customer security module (CSM) proxy associated with a first customer;
• configuring said at least one CSM proxy associated with said first customer to securely access a first CSM on a first private network;
• deploying at least one CSM proxy associated with a second customer;
• and
• configuring said at least one CSM proxy associated with said second customer to securely access a second CSM on a second private network.

A server for proxying communications associated with encryption keys between a cloud storage system and a customer security module (CSM), said server comprising:

• a cloud interface configured to communicate with said cloud storage system;
• a CSM interface configured to communicate with said CSM, said CSM operating on behalf of a customer of said cloud storage system;
• a CSM server application operative to
• open a first connection facilitating communication with said cloud storage system via said cloud interface and
• open a second connection with said CSM via said CSM interface;
• and
• a CSM proxy application operative to
• receive a request for key processing from said cloud storage system via said first connection and
• forward said request for key processing to said CSM via said second connection;
• and wherein
• said request for key processing is associated with said customer and with the encryption of at least one digital object stored on said cloud storage system.