nShield Solo v12.80 Install Guide

Introduction

The Entrust nShield Solo and Solo XC are Hardware Security Modules (HSM) for servers and appliances.

About this guide

This guide includes:

See the User Guide for more about, for example:

  • Creating and managing a Security World

  • Creating and using keys

  • Card sets

  • The advanced features of an nShield Solo and nShield Solo XC.

For information on integrating Entrust nShield products with third-party enterprise applications, see https://www.entrust.com/digital-security/hsm.

Model numbers

The table below shows the different versions of the module. The letter x represents any single-digit integer. Model number

Model number Used for

xC3xxxE-xxx

xC4xxxE-xxx

nShield Solo PCIe

xC30x5E-xxx

xC40x5E-xxx

nShield Solo XC PCIe

Additional documentation

You can find additional documentation in the documentation directory of the installation media for your product. For information about using the software and enabling additional features (such as client licenses), see the nShield Solo, nShield Solo XC and nShield Edge - User Guide. Entrust strongly recommends that you read the release notes at https://nshieldsupport.entrust.com. These notes contain the latest information about your product.

Terminology

The nShield Solo and nShield Solo XC are referred to as a the nShield Solo and nShield Solo XC, the hardware security module, or the HSM in this guide.