User Roles

Prior to performing any configuration, it is important to understand the different ProtectToolkit-M roles available and to determine which type of role an individual will assume.

There are two defined roles available. These are:

>A ProtectToolkit-M device administrator; and

>A ProtectToolkit-M user

These roles are described below.

Device Administrator

The device administrator is responsible for tasks that involve management of the associated HSM and those applicable to ProtectToolkit-M administration. Those assigned to this role are also responsible for performing backup and restore operations for MACHINE and SYSTEM keysets and allocation of space for user keysets.

User

A ProtectToolkit-M user is responsible for the creation and management of their own keyset stored within a HSM. This includes responsibility for backup and restore of their own keyset, the key container and associated key pairs.