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Generic KMIP

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This document shows you how to configure the

 to enable Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) connections from third-party applications. For other questions about your

device, see the relevant administrator guide.

KMIP

The KMIP is an extensible communication protocol that defines message formats for the manipulation of cryptographic keys on a key management server. This facilitates data encryption by simplifying encryption key management. You can create keys on a server and then retrieve them, possibly wrapped by other keys.

We support symmetric and asymmetric keys and certificate signing. KMIP also enables clients to ask a server to encrypt or decrypt data without needing direct access to the key.

Integration overview

This guide covers the following tasks:

  1. Test a connection from the client to the
    
    .
  2. Configure TLS Certificates for the connection between the KMIP client and the
    
    .
  3. Authenticate to the
    
    through KMIP.

The following sections show you how to perform these tasks.