Steps For Connecting To An Skm Appliance; Configuring A Brocade Group On Skm - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

Steps for connecting to an SKM appliance

The SKM management web console can be accessed from any web browser with Internet access to
the SKM appliance. The URL for the appliance is as follows:
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The following configuration steps are performed from the SKM management web console and from
the Management application:
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These steps are described in more detail in the following sections:
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Configuring a Brocade group on SKM

A Brocade group is configured on SKM for all keys created by Brocade encryption switches and
blades. This needs to be done only once for each key vault.
1. Log in to the SKM management web console using the admin password.
2. Select the Security tab.
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https://<appliance hostname>:<appliance port number>
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<appliance hostname>
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<appliance port number>
when installing the SKM appliance, use that port number.
Configure a Brocade group on the SKM.
Register the Brocade group user name and password on the encryption node.
Set up a local CA on the SKM.
Download the CA certificate.
Create and install an SKM server certificate.
Enable an SSL connection.
Configure a cluster of SKM appliances for high availability.
Export and sign the encryption node certificate signing requests.
Import the signed certificates into the encryption node.
"Configuring a Brocade group on SKM"
"Registering the SKM Brocade group user name and password"
"Setting up the local Certificate Authority (CA) on SKM"
"Downloading the local CA certificate from SKM"
"Creating and installing the SKM server certificate"
"Enabling SSL on the Key Management System (KMS) Server"
"Creating an SKM High Availability cluster"
"Copying the local CA certificate for a clustered SKM appliance"
"Adding SKM appliances to the cluster"
"Signing the Brocade encryption node KAC certificates"
"Importing a signed KAC certificate into a switch"

Steps for connecting to an SKM appliance

is the hostname or IP address when installing the SKM appliance.
is 9443 by default. If a different port number was specified
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