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Chapter 8. Using Hardware Security Modules for Subsystem Security Databases

A subsystem instance generates and stores its key information in a key store, called a security module or a token. A subsystem instance can be configured for the keys to be generated and stored using the internal NSS token or on a separate cryptographic device, a hardware token.

8.1. Installing Certificate System with an HSM

Use the following parameters in the configuration file you pass to the pkispawn utility when installing Certificate System with an HSM:
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[DEFAULT]
##########################
# Provide HSM parameters #
##########################
pki_hsm_enable=True
pki_hsm_libfile=hsm_libfile
pki_hsm_modulename=hsm_modulename
pki_token_name=hsm_token_name
pki_token_password=pki_token_password

########################################
# Provide PKI-specific HSM token names #
########################################
pki_audit_signing_token=hsm_token_name
pki_ssl_server_token=hsm_token_name
pki_subsystem_token=hsm_token_name
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