Information on activating a certificate for a.sign RK HSM
Requirements
- a.sign RK HSM is reachable in your network and the IP address is known.
- Access to A-Trust webshop (https://www.a-trust.at/shop)
The HSM is delivered with a large number of pre-generated keys (open key labels), these keys cannot be used without a certificate. To issue a certificate for a classification key (VAT-ID, GLN, ...), the following steps must be taken:
Certificate issuance is a three-step process:
- you have to generate a certificate request (certificate signing request) on the HSM.
- you have to upload the request file into the A-Trust web shop.
- Finally, you have to import the result file from the web shop into the HSM.