CHAPTER 2:
Client Connections
This chapter provides information about client connections to the SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance. It
contains the following sections:
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"Connections to the Appliance - Limits" below
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"SafeNet Luna Network HSM Port Usage" below
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"SafeNet Luna Network HSM Appliance Port Bonding" on the next page
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"Client Startup Delay Across Mixed Subnets" on page 35
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"SSH Public-Key Authentication" on page 35
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"When to Restart NTLS" on page 38
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"NTLS (SSL) Performance Issue" on page 39
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Connections to the Appliance - Limits
Here are the considerations, for a SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance, regarding client registrations and
connections.
Maximum number of clients I can register against one SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance
No hard limit is set.
Maximum number of clients that can connect to one SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance, at the
same time
No hard limit is set, but see below.
Maximum number of connections per registered client
No hard limit is set, but see below.
Maximum number of connections, in total, to a single SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance?
For SafeNet Luna Network HSM 5.2 and newer, no hard limit is set. SafeNet Luna Network HSM limits the
number of connections according to system resources. We have verified that up to 1000 simultaneous
connections can be established, in whatever combination of links per connected client. The number of
simultaneous links that a given client might establish is dependent upon the application.
SafeNet Luna Network HSM Port Usage
The table below describes the SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance's default port settings.
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