Initializing the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI

The first time you log into the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI for a Cryptographic Security Platform Vault node, you need to do some basic initialization. After this process is complete, you can log directly into the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI without going through these steps.

1. Use a web browser to navigate to https://node-ip-address, where node-ip-address is the Management IP address you specified during installation. For security reasons, you must explicitly specify https:// in the URL.

   Tip: If you do not know the Management IP address for the node, log into the system on which the node is installed as htadmin. Cryptographic Security Platform Vault displays the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform Vault System Console. From the menu, select Manage Network Settings > Show Current Network Configuration.

2. If prompted, add a security exception for the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault IP address and proceed to the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI.

   Cryptographic Security Platform Vault uses its own Root Certificate Authority to create its security certificate, which means that certificate will not be recognized by the browser. For details, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Certificates.

3. On the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management login page, enter secroot for both the username and password.
4. Review the EULA (end user license agreement). When you are done, click I Agree to accept the license terms.
5. On the Welcome to Cryptographic Security Platform Vault screen, click Continue as a Standalone Node.

6. On the Change Password page, enter a new password for the secroot account and click Update Password.

7. On the Configure E-Mail and Mail Server Settings page, specify your email settings.

   If you specify an email address, Cryptographic Security Platform Vault sends an email with the Admin Key for the new node. It also sends system alerts to this email address.

   To disable alerts, select the Disable e-mail notifications checkbox. You are then prompted to download the Admin Key.

8. When you are done, click Continue.

9. On the Download Admin Key page, click the Download button to save the admin key locally. Please keep the admin key in a safe place for later use. When Cryptographic Security Platform Vault prompts for an admin key to recover your Cryptographic Security Platform Vault system, you must provide this admin key to proceed. If you do not have your admin key, you may lose your data.

   Note: Whenever the admin key is regenerated, Cryptographic Security Platform Vault forces you to download the admin key.

10. When you are finished, click Continue.

    Cryptographic Security Platform Vault displays the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI. For details about the tasks you can perform from the webGUI, see the Administration Guide.

What to Do Next 

• To add additional Cryptographic Security Platform Vault nodes to form a cluster:

  • For OVA, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault OVA Installation followed by Adding a New Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Node to an Existing Cluster (OVA Install).
  • For ISO, see Installing a New Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Cluster Node from an ISO Image.

• If you plan to use the Entrust Policy Agent on either the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases or the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption, you will need to do the following: 

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