> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick Reference

> Summarizes key prerequisites, high-level implementation steps, and post-implementation tasks for Ansible Vault integration.

This section offers a quick reference to key prerequisites, high-level implementation steps, and post-implementation validation and follow-up tasks related to the integration.

## Pre-implementation

* Install dependencies
  * OpenSC (from source or with package manager under `opensc`)
  * Ansible
  * SSH Server
* Check OpenSSL version (v3.0 or newer)
* Admin privileges on the KMES Series 3

## Implementation

* Install Futurex  PKCS #11 module (**FXPKCS11**)
* Configure KMES Series 3
  * Create a new application partition (KMES Series 3 role)
  * Create a new identity and give it access to the newly created application partition
  * Enable necessary Host API commands
  * Configure TLS with server-side authentication
* Edit FXPKCS11 configuration file
* Install and configure pkcs11-provider

## Post-implementation

* Set up test environment
  * Generate a key pair in the HSM
  * Create a password file
  * Create a test `.txt` file with sample data
  * Copy `encrypt.yml` and `decrypt.yml` playbooks into the test directory
  * Create an `inventory` file
* Run the example `encrypt.yml` and `decrypt.yml` playbooks to demonstrate the KMES Series 3's role in Ansible Vault integration