On 11/02/2014 09:09 AM, Dennis Gnatowski wrote:

What are the steps to integrate DogTag (Root) CA with an HSM? Does this have to occur during installation?

I've successfully performed a general installation with CA keys in software. I was then able to modify secmod.db to add the HSM library and restart the system. I can both use command line utilities (certutil) and GUI (pkiconsole) to create keys on the HSM. Re-keying the caSigning certificate works but the CA certificate is issued (issuer) by the original software-based issuer (therefore NOT a self-signed CA cert!). So I assume this has to be done during initial installation (custom install). But, how do I get the HSM PKCS#11 library added/included with the custom install?

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Adding the PKCS #11 module to secmod.db should happen after the pkicreate and just before running the silent install or the web based configuration wizard.
In Dogtag 10, when using pkispawn, you can split the install and config steps in two using the flags pki_skip_configuration and pki_skip_installation.
M.