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Updating PED Key for a Backup Token

There is no explicit provision for changing the authentication for a Backup Token. If you need to have new authentication for your Backup Tokens, then perform a new Backup operation.

Performing an HSM Backup or a Partition Backup will initialize the token and allow you either

to imprint a new authentication secret (say "NO" to the "reuse ID" question, which causes a new random secret to be created and imprinted on both the PED Key and the token) ,  

or else

to share the authentication secret (say "YES" to the "reuse ID" question, which takes the token authentication from the PED Key that you insert, and not the other way around) that is already in use on other tokens, or on a SafeNet HSM.