Chapter 1: Introduction; About This Guide; Model Numbers - Entrust nShield nToken v12.40 Installation Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

The nToken increases the security of the connection between the client computer and an HSM, by
proving to the HSM that the client is in possession of a hardware token that cannot be cloned.

About this guide

This guide includes:
Installing the nToken. See
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Installing the Security World Software. See
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A description of the module status indicators. See
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Instructions about removing existing software. See
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page 30.
See the User Guide for more about, for example:
Creating and managing a Security World
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Creating and using keys
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Card sets
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For information on integrating nCipher products with third-party enterprise applications,
see https://www.ncipher.com/resources.

Model Numbers

The table below shows the different versions of the module. The letter x represents any single-digit
integer.
Model number
xC2021E-000 and xC2023E-000
Note: nToken PCIe model number xC2021E-000 is not compatible with AIX and HP-US operating
systems. For these operating systems nCipher recommend nToken PCIe model
number xC2023E-000.
N-019025-X
Chapter 5: Installing the module on page
Chapter 7: Installing the software on page
Used for
nCipher nToken module with a PCI Express
(PCIe) interface.
nToken-Installation Guide
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Chapter 8: Status indicators on page
Appendix A: Uninstalling existing software on
Chapter 1: Introduction
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