General Operations

When you log in to the Software Appliance, it opens with the Overview page. Use this page and the menu bar to access all operations available for the Software Appliance.

The most important data is also summarized here.

Service Overview

• SNMP (default OFF).

• Syslog (default OFF).

• HTTP SignServer (should be ON).

• HTTPS SignServer Webconf (should be ON).

Click Configure Services to go straight to the Services page.

Application Overview

• SignServer and the current version number.

• Admin Web/Client Web button to enter the application.

• STOPPED is displayed if no HSM is initialized.

• MAINTENANCE is displayed when HSM has been initialized, but application maintenance was triggered manually.

• RESTARTING HSM has been initialized, but the driver is restarting.

HSM Overview

Here you will find information about the configured HSM.

Status: CONNECTED the HSM is initialized and ready for use.
Status: NOT CONNECTED as long as the HSM has not been finally initialized.

Click Configure HSM to go straight to the Security page.

Database Overview

Here you will find all the information about:

• Status: (should be CONNECTED).

• Type: (is Internal Database).

• Disk Size: (displayed in GiB/GB*).

• Disk Usage: (displayed in % and GiB/GB*)

• Remaining Disk Space: (displayed in GiB/GB*).

* Displayed in bytes according to hard disk size. In this example GiB and GB. Switch between values by hovering the mouse over it. If the remaining disk space falls below 20 %, an error message is displayed.

Click Configure Database to go straight to the Applications page.

Recent Activities

Here you will find all the information about the recent activity. The last 10 entries can be displayed in this window. There is no limit to the number of entries.

Click < Previous or Next > to move back and forth between the different pages.

The following options are available:

Overview

This page offers you a concise overview of the central aspects of the Software Appliance. Use the options to switch directly to the most important operations:

• Click Configure Services to switch to the Services page.

• Click Configure HSM to switch to the Security page.

• Click Configure Database to switch to the Applications page.

• Click any of the menu options described below to go to the respective pages.

Network

The Network configuration tab contains three sub sections:

Click this menu entry to switch to the Network page with the following option:

Detailed network configuration

Use the Terminal UI of the Software Appliance for more detailed network configuration settings.

• Configuring the Software Appliance hostname (FQDN)

• Configuring the Network Interface

• Configuring a Nameserver

Security

Click this menu entry to switch to the Security page with the following options:

• TLS Configuration

• Hardware Security Module (HSM) Configuration

  • Configuring a TrustWay Proteccio netHSM

  • Configuring a Thales DPoD HSM

  • Configuring a Luna Network HSM

  • Configuring Entrust nShield Connect HSM

  • Configuring a Securosys Primus HSM or a Securosys CloudHSM

  • Configuring an Utimaco CryptoServer LAN

Services

Click this menu entry to switch to the Services page with the following options:

• Configuring Syslog host addresses

• Configuring SNMP settings and interactions with external systems

Applications

Click this menu entry to switch to the Applications page with the following options:

• Configuring external databases

  • Configuring a MariaDB Database

  • Configuring an Oracle Database

  • Configuring a PostgreSQL Database

  • Configuring a Microsoft SQL Server

• Database Protection Settings

• Application Truststore

• Additional Application Settings

Access

Click this menu entry to switch to the Access page with the following options:

• Adding an OAuth User Account

• Adding a Client Certificate Account

• Managing trusted CAs

• Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Client Certificate Validation

• Managing Platform Settings

Settings

Click this menu entry to switch to the Settings page with the following options:

• Configuring NTP Server

• Configuring SMTP Settings

• License Management

• Storage Management

• Maintenance

• Creating Support Packages

Attention!

It is important that you always shut down the operating system properly. Never simply switch off the device. If the device is merely switched off, there is a risk of data loss.