A cryptographic hardware module or procedure for updating a cryptographic key

The invention relates to a cryptographic hardware module, the hardware module comprises a computing unit and a memory, and wherein in the memory at least a first key is stored. In this case, the hardware module to a logic and a cryptographic device, wherein the hardware module via the logic can load a second encrypted key in the hardware module at least, and at least a second encrypted key can decrypt a first key using the cryptographic apparatus to the at least.