Hardware Security Module Configuration

Modifying the ETKMS Properties File

The following entries control whether the encryption keys are stored in a Hardware Security Module (HSM).

#Hardware Security Module Configuration hardwareModuleInUse=false vaultBaseDir=../keys

To store the encryption keys in an HSM, set the hardwareModuleInUse entry to true. When the entry is set to false, the encryption keys are stored in the directory specified by the vaultBaseDir entry.

Digital Certificate Configuration

The following entries control digital certificate configuration and remote user certificate authorization. If you use smart cards such as the DoD Common Access Card, you need to enable both strict authentication and common name authorization in the ETKMS properties file.

#Certificate configuration keystore=etkms.keystore

keystorePassword=myPassword

strictCertificateAuth=false

enableCNAuthCheck=false cnAuthFilePath=../keys/cnAuth.cfg

Strict certificate authentication and common name authorization checking are disabled by default (false). To enable those features, change the values to true. The path for the common name authorization file is the default, but you can store the file in any directory on the ETKMS and enter the appropriate path here.

CAUTION

Modify only these parameters as part of enabling strict authentication and using certificates. For more information on strict authentication and using certificates, see “Using Enhanced Security Features” on page 261. Modify other parameters only as instructed by a qualified support person.

Logging Setup

The following entries setup the Java log4j logging mechanism. By default the logging is setup for daily log files.

#Logging Setup log4j.rootLogger=ALL,Daily log4j.appender.R.Threshold=INFO log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender log4j.appender.R.DatePattern=’.’yyy-MM-dd log4j.appender.R.File=/var/log/etkms/kdist.log log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=100KB

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EncrypTight, ET0100A, ET0010A, ET1000A specifications

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Black Box ET0100A manual Hardware Security Module Configuration, Digital Certificate Configuration

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