Setting the Master Key

After the master keys have been cleared, reenter the same master keys by following these steps:
  1. Load the new P11 master key using the TKE workstation.
  2. Commit the new P11 master key using the TKE workstation.
  3. To activate the P11 master key you just entered, you need to set it. On the ICSF Primary Menu panel, select option 2, MASTER KEY MGMT, on the ICSF Primary Menu panel.
  4. The Master Key Management panel appears. To set the P11 master key, choose option 4 on the panel and press ENTER.

    After you select option 4, ICSF checks that the states of the registers are correct. ICSF then transfers the P11 master key from the new master key register to the current master key register. This process sets the master key. When ICSF attempts to set the master key, it displays a message on the top right of the Master Key Management panel. The message indicates either that the master key was successfully set, or that an error prevented the completion of the set process.

You can now change the P11 master key, if you choose to, for security reasons. Continue with Changing the Master Key.