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<h1 class="topictitle1">Use the coprocessor master key to encrypt the certificate private key</h1>
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<div><p>For extra security to protect access to and use of a certificate's
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private key, you can use the master key of an IBM<sup>®</sup> Cryptographic Coprocessor to encrypt
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the private key and store the key in a special key file. You can select this
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key storage option as part of creating or renewing a certificate in Digital
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Certificate Manager (DCM).</p>
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<div class="section"> <p>Before you can use this option successfully, you
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must use the <a href="../rzajc/rzajcoverview.htm">IBM Cryptographic
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Coprocessor</a> configuration Web interface to create an appropriate keystore
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file. Also, you must use the coprocessor configuration Web interface to associate
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the keystore file with the coprocessor device description that you want to
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use. You can access the coprocessor configuration Web interface from the <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> Tasks page. </p>
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<p>If your system
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has more than one coprocessor device installed and varied on, you can choose
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to share the certificate's private key among multiple devices. In order for
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device descriptions to share the private key, all of the devices must have
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the same master key. The process for distributing the same master key to multiple
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devices is called <em>cloning</em>. Sharing the key among devices allows you
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to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) load balancing, which can improve performance
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for secure sessions. </p>
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<p>Follow these steps from the <span class="uicontrol">Select
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a Key Storage Location</span> page to use the coprocessor master key
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to encrypt the certificate's private key and store it in a special keystore
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file:</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select <span class="uicontrol">Hardware encrypted</span> as your storage
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option. </span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Continue</span>. This displays the <span class="uicontrol">Select
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a Cryptographic Device Description</span> page.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>From the list of devices, select the one that you want to use for
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encrypting the certificate's private key.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Continue</span>. If you have more than one
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coprocessor device installed and varied on, the <span class="uicontrol">Select Additional
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Cryptographic Device Descriptions</span> page displays. </span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> If
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you do not have multiple coprocessor devices available, DCM continues to display
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pages for the task that you are completing, such as identifying information
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for the certificate that you are creating or renewing.</div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>From the list of devices, select the name of one or more device
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descriptions with which you want to share the certificate's private key.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The device descriptions that you select must have the same master
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key as the device you selected on the previous page. To verify that the master
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key is the same on the devices, use the Master Key Verification task in the
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4758 Cryptographic Coprocessor Configuration Web interface. You can access
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the coprocessor configuration Web interface from the <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> Tasks
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page. </div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Continue</span>. DCM continues to display
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pages for the task that you are completing, such as identifying information
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for the certificate that you are creating or renewing. </span></li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzahurzahucrp1createcertonhw.htm" title="Review this information to learn how to use an installed coprocessor to provide more secure storage for your certificates' private keys.">Store certificate keys on an IBM Cryptographic Coprocessor</a></div>
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