Installing the provider
To install the nShield Web Services Key Storage Provider:
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Ensure that
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64)
has been installed. A supported version is included in the installation media or can be downloaded from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170. -
Sign in as Administrator or as a user with local administrator rights.
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Using the provided installation media, launch
setup.msi
manually (silent installations are also supported usingmsiexec
). -
Follow the onscreen instructions.
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Accept the license terms and select Next to continue.
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Specify the installation directory and select Next to continue.
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Choose which features are required and select Install to continue.
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Select Finish to complete the installation.
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If you are installing nShield Web Services Key Storage Provider for the first time, go to the
C:\ProgramData\nCipher\WebServices\CNG\conf
folder and copy theexample_cngwebservices.cfg
file tocngwebservices.cfg
.If you are reinstalling or updating - and do not want to overwrite your existing
cngwebservices.cfg
file - you can skip this step. -
By default, the provider will log information and error level output to Event Viewer (source:
nShield Web Services Key Storage Provider
).Additional logging can be obtained by setting the following environment variables:
WSCNG_LOGFILE
andWSCNG_LOG_STDERR
. See Configuring the provider for additional information.