Chapter 5: Configuration Items
System
System configuration changes are made in the registry tree starting from
HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SafeNet
.
The name of the ProtectToolkit-C file where the logger library writes log information (
ctlog.log
) is stored in the
Windows registry as a string value for the entry:
ET_PTKC_LOGGER_FILE
This is located in the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SafeNet\PTKC\LOGGER
Unix
Temporary
Temporary configuration changes are made using environment variables. Since environment variables are not
hierarchical in nature, the hierarchy is implicitly defined by the name of the variable.
User
User Configuration is a set of files located in the
$HOME/.safenet
directory.
System
System Configuration is a set of files located in the
/etc/default
directory.
The User and System Configuration files are of the form:
et_<class>
. Entries in the file are of the form:
ET_
<class>_<component>_<item>=<value>
.
The name of the ProtectToolkit-C file where the logger library writes log information (
ctlog.log
) is stored in the
/etc/default/et_ptkc
file as the entry:
ET_PTKC_LOGGER_FILE=/ctlog.log
ProtectServer External 2 Server Configuration
Server configuration settings on the ProtectServer External 2 are edited by transferring a new configuration file
to the appliance, and applying it using PSESH.
To change the ProtectServer External 2 server configuration
1.
Create a text file on your client machine that lists each configuration item and its desired value. For a list of
editable configuration items and their valid values, see
"Network Mode Server Configuration Items" on
.
For example:
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_OLD_WORKER_COUNT=5
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_V2_WORKER_COUNT=12
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_SECS=40
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECS=40
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_CONN_TIMEOUT_COUNT=5
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_FRAG_SIZE=5000
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_ALLOW_RESET=OnHalt
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_PORT=12396
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