A side-by-side look at the AOTrust Notarization & Evidence Server and HSM Kit MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AOTrust Notarization & Evidence Server for cryptography work; choose HSM Kit for cryptography. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cryptography | Cryptography |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 4 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View AOTrust Notarization & Evidence Server | View HSM Kit |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for AOTrust Notarization & Evidence Server yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
No confirmed install command for HSM Kit yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.