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Timeouts

As a general rule, do not adjust timeout settings (either via the interface or in config files) unless instructed to do so by SafeNet Customer support.

Changing some settings can appear to improve performance until a situation is encountered where a process does not have time to complete due to a shortened timeout value.

Making timeouts too long will usually not cause errors, but can cause apparent performance degradation in some situations (HA).

Default settings have been chosen with some care, and should not be modified without good reason and full knowledge of the consequences.

If adjusting the configuration files for any reason:

Note:  NEVER insert TAB characters into the chrystoki.ini (Windows) or crystoki.conf (UNIX) file.