Client-side Commands (vtl)

"vtl" stands for "Virtual Token Library" (our programmers liked the name), and is a command-line utility that is loaded onto each of your Client computers when you install the Luna Software.

Open a command prompt window or console, cd to the directory where you installed your Luna software, and run the "vtl command (with the -h option, to see the available sub-commands).

These are the commands that you use to manage the relationship between your Client computer and one or more Luna appliances. You must have Administrator privileges on your own computer (the computer that you are using as a client to the Luna SA). If you do not also have authority on the Luna device(s), then you need the co-operation of the person who holds that authority.

Click the orange links to go to each command-description page, or click the purple word to the right to expand a brief description on this page.

myname@mycomputer:~>vtl
usage: (select command -h for additional information)

addServer	(addServer descriptionUse this command to add a server to the client's list of trusted Luna SA Servers (you need to have already imported the server certificate from each Luna SA that you wish to add). )
deleteServer	(deleteServer descriptionUse this command to remove a server/host from the client's list of trusted Luna SA Servers. )
replaceServer	(replaceServer descriptionUse this command to replace a named server/host from the client's list of trusted Luna SA Servers with a new named server/host - requires the original server's name [-o], the replacing server's name [-n], and the path to the new server's certificate file [-c]. )
listServers	(listServers descriptionUse this command to display a list of the Luna SA Servers trusted by this client. )
createCert	(createCert descriptionUse this command to create (or re-create) the client's certificate and private key that are used for NTLS (Network Trust Link Service). )
listSlots	(listSlots descriptionList all PKCS#11 cryptographic device slots that can be seen at this time. )
verify	(verify descriptionUse this command to verify the Luna SA Servers slots or partitions that are visible. )
haAdmin	(haAdmin descriptionUse these commands to create and manage HA groups of several Luna SA appliances, providing load-sharing and redundancy for the cryptographic operations required by this client. )
fingerprint	(fingerprint descriptionUse this command to display the fingerprint of a specified certificate. )
examineCert	(examineCert descriptionUse this command to display the details of a specified certificate. )
backup	(backup descriptionAdminister backup/backup HSM features - used for Remote Backup (where the backup HSM is connected to a computer remote from your Luna SA. If you connect the Luna Backup HSM directly to your Luna SA, then use the Luna Shell command line and "token backup" commands, instead of VTL. )
supportInfo	(supportInfo descriptionUse this command to create a support information file, when one is requested by SafeNet Customer Support. )
logging	(logging descriptionConfigure logging for Windows computers.. )

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