
nCipher Modules: Integration Guide for Red Hat Certificate System 8.0 1.0 5
Supported nCipher functionality
Additional documentation produced to support your Thales nCipher product can be found in the
document directory of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM for that product.
Note Throughout this guide, the term HSM refers to nShield Solo, nShield Connect, and netHSM
products. (nShield Solo products were formerly known as nShield.)
Supported nCipher functionality
Requirements
To integrate the HSM and Red Hat Certificate System, you need the server and client machines
to be setup as follows:
We also recommend that there be an agreed organizational Certificate Practices Statement and
Security Policy/Procedure in place covering administration of the HSM. In particular, these
documents should specify the following aspects of HSM administration:
• The number and quorum of Administrator Cards in the Administrator Card Set (ACS), and
the policy for managing these cards.
• Whether the application keys are to be protected by Softcard or Operator Card Set (OCS).
• The number and quorum of Operator Cards in the OCS (only 1-of-N is supported), and the
policy for managing these cards.
• Whether the security world should be compliant with FIPS 140-2 level 3.
For more information, see the User Guide for the HSM.
Key Generation Yes 1-of-N Operator Card Set Yes Strict FIPS Support Yes
Key Management Yes K-of-N Operator Card Set — Load Sharing Yes
Key Import — Softcards Yes Fail Over Yes
Key Recovery — Module-only Key —
Hardware Software
Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Thales nCipher support software
11.50
Red Hat Certificate System 8.0
Red Hat Directory Server 8.1
Client Windows Operating System (Tested with Windows
Server 2003)
Firefox 3.15.0 or latest
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