> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.futurex.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a new identity and associate it with the new application partition

> Create a new identity and assign it to the Check Point application partition.

<Note>
  For this step, you must log in with an identity that has a role with the Identity:Add permission. You can use the default Administrator role and Admin identities.
</Note>

Choose one of the following methods to create the identity and associate it with the application partition:

## Excrypt Manager

Perform the following steps to use Excrypt Manager to create an identity and associate it with the partition:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Go to the **Identity** **Management** menu and select **Add**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Specify a name for the new identity.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Then, in the **Roles** drop-down menu, select the name of the previously created application partition to associate the new identity with the application partition you created.

    <Note>
      If the HSM is in FIPS mode, you must repeat the preceding steps to create a second identity. The passwords for the two identities must be identical because of how the Futurex PKCS #11 library logs into the HSM.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Create a password and enter it in both the **Password** and **Confirm Password** fields.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## FXCLI

Run the **identity** **add** FXCLI command to create a new identity and associate it with the application partition or role that you created:

```shell title="FXCLI" expandable lines wrap theme={null}
  identity add --name Identity_Name --role Role_Name --password safest
```

<Note>
  If the HSM is in FIPS mode, you must repeat the preceding command to create a second identity.
</Note>

<Warning>
  After you create an indentity, you must set the name of the identity (or identities if the HSM is in FIPS mode) in the `fxpkcs11.cfg` file, in the `<HSM>` section, as shown in the following example:

  ```none expandable lines wrap title="None" theme={null}
  # HSM crypto operator user name
  <CRYPTO-OPR>    [insert name of identity that you created]             </CRYPTO-OPR>
  #<CRYPTO-OPR2>   [insert name of second identity if HSM is in FIPS mode]   </CRYPTO-OPR2>
  ```
</Warning>