Creating KMIP User and Password on ESKM

To create a user — an individual (client) on the ESKM server follow the below steps:

A client license is required for each user created on the ESKM server. Refer to the ESKM Installation and Replacement Guide for information about how to request and install the license pack.

  1. Login to the Management Console, and navigate to Security > Local Users & Groups > Local Users

  2. At the bottom of the list, click Add. The Create Local User window appears

  3. Create a “username” and “password” for the KMIP user

The “Username” must match with the “Common Name (CN)” provided during the client certificate creation.

  1. Select “permissions” for this user

  2. Click the Enable KMIP option

  3. If required, from the drop-down lists, select the User and Object group to which the user belongs. In this case, Company-group_user and Company-group.

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  1. Click Create

The user R840_18R5QM2 now appears on the list of Local Users.