Install Futurex CNG and FXCLI by using FXTools

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{{futurex}} cng is one of the available fxcli modules make sure to include it when installing fxcli install the fxcng module on the same computer as the application integrating with the {{vectera}} hsm install fxcli on the workstation on which you plan to configure the hsm select your operating system and p erform the following steps to install fxcli windows perform the following steps to install fxcli in windows t he fxtools installation package includes {{futurex}} client tools (fxcli) similar to the {{futurex}} pkcs #11 ( fxpkcs11 ) module, download fxtools from the {{futurex}} portal and install it to install fxcli, run the {{futurex}} tools installer as an administrator and follow the prompts in the setup wizard to complete the installation by default, the system installs all tools, but you can overwrite the default and choose not to install any of the following modules module description futurex client tools command line interface (cli) and associated sdk for both java and c futurex cng module the microsoft next generation cryptographic library futurex cryptographic service provider (csp) the legacy microsoft cryptographic library futurex ekm module the microsoft enterprise key management library futurex pkcs #11 module the {{futurex}} pkcs #11 library and associated tools futurex secure access client the client that connects a {{futurex}} excrypt touch to a local laptop through the usb port or to a remote {{futurex}} device after starting the installation, the system installs all noted services if you select the {{futurex}} secure access client, the system also installs the {{futurex}} excrypt touch driver, which might start minimized or in the background linux perform the following steps to install fxcli in linux download the appropriate fxcli package files for your system from the {{futurex}} portal if the system is 64 bit, select from the files marked amd64 if the system is 32 bit, select from the files marked i386 if running an openssl version in the 1 0 x branch, select from the files marked ssl1 0 if running an openssl version in the 1 1 x branch, select from the files marked ssl1 1 fxcli offers the following features java software development kit ( java ) hsm command line interface ( cli hsm ) kmes command line interface ( cli kmes ) software development kit headers ( devel ) yaml parser used to parse bash output ( cli fxparse ) to install an rpm package, run the following command in a terminal sudo rpm ivh \[fxcl xxxx rpm] to install a deb package, run the following command in a terminal sudo dpkg i \[fxcl xxxx deb] to run fxcli and enter the hsm fxcli prompt, run the following command in a terminal fxcli hsm after entering the fxcli prompt, you can run help to list all of the available fxcli commands