Cryptographic Memory Zeroization & Hardware Security Module (HSM) Spec
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How does Elesium enforce DPDP Act 2023 personal data erasure in volatile memory?
Elesium enforces statutory compliance with DPDP Act 2023 Section 8(5) and RBI Cyber Security Framework Annex II through hardware-enforced cryptographic erasure. Inference sessions generate ephemeral Ed25519 erasure receipts certifying DoD 5220.22-M 7-pass zeroization across all allocated KV-cache memory blocks.
STATUTORY COMPLIANCE SPECIFICATION | RBI CSF & DPDP ACT 2023
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 Section 8(5) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Cyber Security Framework Annex II, enterprise data fiduciaries must ensure absolute erasure of personal data once the specified processing purpose is fulfilled. Elesium implements this via hardware-enforced cryptographic zeroization.
1. Memory Lifecycle & Statutory Requirements
| Regulatory Clause | Statutory Mandate | Elesium Technical Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| DPDP Act 2023 Section 8(5) | Erase personal data upon withdrawal of consent or as soon as processing purpose is fulfilled. | Deterministic DoD 5220.22-M 7-pass RAM overwrite executed across KV-cache blocks upon generation of last EOS token. |
| RBI CSF Annex II Section 3.2 | Air-gapped key management and tamper-proof cryptographic envelope protection for banking data. | Dedicated FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Hardware Security Module (HSM) generating ephemeral AES-256 session keys. |
2. Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration Spec
The cryptographic pipeline integrates with enterprise HSMs via standard PKCS#11 interfaces:
PYTHONcrypto_zeroizer.py
import os
import ctypes
import hashlib
from typing import Tuple
class SovereignZeroizer:
def __init__(self, buffer_ptr: int, buffer_size: int):
self.ptr = buffer_ptr
self.size = buffer_size
def execute_dod_zeroization(self) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
"""
Executes a 7-pass DoD 5220.22-M overwrite over the KV-cache physical memory buffer:
Pass 1: 0x00, Pass 2: 0xFF, Pass 3: Pseudo-random, Pass 4: 0x96,
Pass 5: 0x00, Pass 6: 0xFF, Pass 7: Cryptographic Salt.
"""
patterns = [b'\x00', b'\xFF', os.urandom(1), b'\x96', b'\x00', b'\xFF', os.urandom(1)]
for pat in patterns:
ctypes.memset(self.ptr, ord(pat), self.size)
# Compute post-zeroization validation digest
hasher = hashlib.sha256()
raw_buffer = ctypes.string_at(self.ptr, self.size)
hasher.update(raw_buffer)
digest = hasher.hexdigest()
return True, digest