Introduction

This user guide provides installation and setup instructions for the User HSM (U-HSM) server. The U-HSM server is configured to generate HSM jobs. The U-HSM server can generate jobs for the following scenarios:

• Test-Execution of the job on the same U-HSM server utilizing the Manufacturer HSM Server (M-HSM) function of U-HSM.
• Job execution is done on the contract manufacturer side using M-HSM.
• Job execution is done by the Secure In-House Programming Solution (sIHP).

See the Secure Production Programming Solution (SPPS) User Guide for information about these scenarios and a description of the HSM flow.

This user guide contains the following sections:

• U-HSM Server, describes the U-HSM server components and system requirements.
• U-HSM Installation and Setup Scenarios, provides a general description of the installation scenarios.
• Initial U-HSM Server Installation and Setup, explains the installation and setup process.
• U-HSM Reconfiguration and Post-Installation Actions, provides instructions for the setup and maintenance actions that can be performed on an installed and provisioned U-HSM server.
• U-HSM Server Replication, explains replication of an existing U-HSM server to one or more new U‑HSM servers.

For installation and setup instructions for the Contract Manufacturer HSM (M-HSM), see the Manufacturer HSM Installation and Setup Guide.