HP Secure Encryption - Manual (Page 17)

Configuration 17
b. Create a user account to host Master Encryption Keys.
3. Create a group (" Adding a group " on page 19 ).
4. Assign the user account for hosting Master Encryption Keys to the group created in step 3 (" Assigning
a user to a group " on page 20 ).
5. Create a Master Encryption Key to be used by the controller (" Creating a Master Key " on page 23 ).Be
sure to set the owner of the key to the user account created to host the Master Encryption Key created
in Step 2b.
6. Place the Master Encryption Key in the group created in step 3 (" Placing a key in a group " on page 24 ).
Logging in to the HP ESKM 3.1
1. Open a new browser window and enter the IPv4 address and web administration port number using
https. The port is user-configurable. The default port is 9443.
Example: https://11.12.13.14:9443
2. Log in using administrator credentials.
Adding a user
IMPORTANT: Passwords must contain at least five different characters. Passwords cannot:
• Contain only whitespace
• Resemble a phone number, dictionary word or reversed dictionary word
• Be based on the username associated with the password
The deployment user is the first user account created and is typically deleted after initial configuration has
been completed. It is a temporary account set up to allow HP iLO to connect to the HP ESKM 3.1 and begin
using keys. Subsequent standard user accounts are assigned Master Encryption Keys and are not considered
temporary.
To add a user:
1. Log in to the HP ESKM 3.1 (" Logging in to the HP ESKM 3.1 " on page 17 ).
2. Click the Security tab.