This chapter describes how to physically configure the HSM to work with the Host system. Configuration of the alarms and the security settings can be found in the HSM 8000 Security Operations Manual.
Entry of commands and data at the Console is not case sensitive (i.e., A has the same effect as a). Spaces can be inserted between characters to ease legibility during entry; they are ignored by the HSM. However they cannot be used between command characters (e.g. the LK command cannot be successfully entered as L K).
When entering sensitive (clear text) data, use the Inhibit Echo Back facility to ensure that the HSM does not echo the data to the Console screen. This is set at configuration using the CS (Configure Security) command. Instead of displaying the data, the HSM displays a star for each character entered. Thus:
0123456789ABCDEF
is shown on the screen as:
****************
To exit from a command during data entry, press <Control> and C simultaneously. The HSM responds with:
TERMINATED