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SafeNet DPoD Cloud HSM

The SafeNet DPoD (Data Protection on Demand) service provides HSM on Demand which is one of HSM’s on Demand Services. This section introduces how to generate key on Cloud HSM and use it. Please see the SafeNet Official Guide if you need details or other information. Click "image11.png" icon on your site on SafeNet DPoD Service, to avail the guide. 

Before proceeding, we should understand the 3 types of users in the DPoD role hierarchy which are as follows:

No

Type

Responsibility

Note

1

Service Provider Administrators

Managing and distributing additional DPoD tenants.

On this document, there is no description about this user. Please see the SafeNet Official Guide.

2

Tenant Administrators

Managing an enterprise tenant and distributing cryptographic resources in the form of services to application owners.

The user can create, subscribe group and Application Owner, and configure services.

3

Application Owners

Managing cryptographic services, and consuming cryptographic resources in an enterprise tenant.

Install LunaClient

Add a Subscriber Group as Tenant Administrator

  1. Sign in to DPoD site using your Tenant Administrator credential.

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  2. Select Subscriber Groups followed by Subscriber Group tile.

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  3. Enter Group Name and Description and then click Add.

    In this document, Group Name is DPPC-QA but you can use any other value.

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  4. The designated group has been created.

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  5. Click on the link of group which has been created to view the Group details.

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Add an Application Owner as Tenant Administrator

  1. Sign in to DPoD site using your Tenant Administrator credential. Select Accounts tab and Select Users and Select Application Owner, under Add a User.

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  2. Fill out the form with the user details and then click Add User.

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  3. The user is created.

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Add Administrator as Tenant Administrator

  1. Sign in DPoD site and Select Accounts tab and select Users and select Administrator, under Add a User.

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  2. Fill out the form with the Administrator details then click Add User.

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  3. The Administrator is created.

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Enable Luna Cloud HSM Services as Tenant Administrator

  1. Select Services tab then click on Configure Services.

  2. Under the Luna Cloud HSM service tile (Set up and access a Cloud HSM service for your organization’s cryptographic operations), click the toggle to enable service.

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Add New Services and Service Client as Application Owner

  1. Sign in as an Application Owner and then select Add New Service and click on +TRY SERVICE under the Luna Cloud HSM service tile.

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    • Step 1: Service Information.

      Click Next (By clicking 'Next' you agree to the Trial Terms of Service)

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    • Step 2: Configure Service.

      Enter Service Name and check if you wish to opt for Remove FIPS restrictions, and then click Next.

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    • Step 3: Summary

      Confirm your Service Name and click Finish.

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  2. It takes several seconds for processing.

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  3. Click Create Service Client.

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  4. Enter Service Client Name and then click Create Service Client.

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  5. It takes several seconds to process.

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  6. Click Download Client to download the service client software onto your workstation.

    The name of the archive file will be setup-<Service Client Name>.zip. All the tools are included into the file.

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Create Service Credentials as Application Owner

  1. Select/Click on the Name under My Services (For example: DPPC-QA).

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  2. Click on Credentials and then click on Create Service Credentials.

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  3. Click on Next.

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  4. Click Close.

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Install Service Client for Windows

The Windows service client installation uses a .zip file to deliver the HSM on Demand (HSMoD) service client materials required for configuring your system's connection to the HSMoD service. The service client .zip includes a pre-configured crystoki-template.ini file along with a client archive file containing a set of library and binary files. Complete the following procedures to access your HSMoD service from a Windows operating system.

  1. Extract the downloaded archive file.

    Using the Windows GUI or an unzip tool, unzip the file. The extracted files are as follows:

    26-09-2022 05:48 1,327 Chrystoki.conf
26-09-2022 05:48 1,129 crystoki-template.ini
26-09-2022 05:48 30,289,920 cvclient-min.tar
26-09-2022 05:48 8,483,712 cvclient-min.zip
26-09-2022 05:48 187,032 EULA.zip
26-09-2022 05:48 8,176 partition-ca-certificate.pem
26-09-2022 05:48 1,387 partition-certificate.pem
26-09-2022 05:48 5,660 server-certificate.pem

  2. Extract the cvclient-min-zip file.

    Using the Windows GUI or an unzip tool, unzip the file at the same folder. The extracted files are as follows:

    26-07-2022 21:13 <DIR> cert
26-07-2022 21:13 <DIR> csp
26-07-2022 21:13 <DIR> ksp
26-07-2022 21:13 <DIR> plugins
26-07-2022 21:13 <DIR> WindowsEventProvider
26-09-2022 05:48 1,327 Chrystoki.conf
26-07-2022 21:13 510,184 ckdemo.exe
26-07-2022 21:13 1,844,968 cmu.exe
26-07-2022 21:13 4,267,752 cryptoki.dll
26-09-2022 05:48 1,129 crystoki-template.ini
26-09-2022 05:48 30,289,920 cvclient-min.tar
26-09-2022 05:48 8,483,712 cvclient-min.zip
26-09-2022 05:48 187,032 EULA.zip
26-07-2022 21:13 212,200 LunaAPI.dll
26-07-2022 21:13 3,701,992 lunacm.exe
26-07-2022 21:13 697,965 LunaProvider.jar
26-07-2022 21:13 568,040 multitoken.exe
26-07-2022 21:13 7,145 openssl.cnf
26-09-2022 05:48 8,176 partition-ca-certificate.pem
26-09-2022 05:48 1,387 partition-certificate.pem
26-07-2022 21:13 194,280 SafeNetKSP.dll
26-09-2022 05:48 5,660 server-certificate.pem
26-07-2022 21:13 490 setenv.cmd
26-07-2022 21:13 32,155 setenv.ps1
26-07-2022 21:13 2,166,504 vtl.exe

    Note

    Extract the cvclient-min.zip within the directory you created in the previous step. Do not extract to a new cvclient-min.zip directory. This location is required for the setenv command in the next step.

    Please remove crystoki.ini if it exists before moving to next.

  3. Set the environment variable.

    Open Command Prompt as Administrator, then move to the directory where the cvclient-min file has been extracted and run the following command:

    > setenv.cmd
Generated C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\crystoki.ini

    The crystoki.ini is as follows:

    [Chrystoki2]
LibNT=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\cryptoki.dll
LibNT32=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\cryptoki.dll
[CardReader]
RemoteCommand=1
LunaG5Slots=0
[Luna]
DefaultTimeOut=500000
PEDTimeout1=100000
PEDTimeout2=200000
PEDTimeout3=20000
KeypairGenTimeOut=2700000
CloningCommandTimeOut=300000
CommandTimeoutPedSet=720000
[Presentation]
ShowEmptySlots=no
[Misc]
PE1746Enabled=1
ToolsDir=C:\Program Files\SafeNet\LunaClient\
PluginModuleDir=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\plugins
WindowsEventProvider=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPCCloudHSM\WindowsEventProvider\LunaClientEventProvider.dll
[XTC]
Enabled=1
TimeoutSec=600
[LunaSA Client]
SSLConfigFile=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\openssl.cnf
ReceiveTimeout=20000
TCPKeepAlive=1
NetClient=1
ServerCAFile=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPCCloudHSM\cert\server\CAFile.pem
ClientCertFile=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPCCloudHSM\\cert\client\ClientNameCert.pem
ClientPrivKeyFile=C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPCCloudHSM\cert\client\ClientNameKey.pem
[REST]
AuthTokenConfigURI=https://lab-digicert.uaa.system.snakefly.dpsas.io/.wellknown/openid-configuration
AuthTokenClientId=4dd589be-1d9d-43b1-9cf0-faee5f5006c5
AuthTokenClientSecret=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
RestClient=1
ClientTimeoutSec=120
ClientPoolSize=32
ClientEofRetryCount=15
ClientConnectRetryCount=900
ClientConnectIntervalMs=1000
ServerPort=443
ServerName=na.hsm.dpondemand.io

    Note

    At that time, ChrystokiConfigurationPath will set on this directory.

    The crystoki.ini file will be generated.

  4. Start LunaCM.

    Start LunaCM. From the directory where you unzipped the cvclient-min.zip file, execute lunacm.exe. If the command executes with no errors, your connection is working correctly.

    >lunacm.exe
lunacm.exe (64-bit) v10.5.0-470. Copyright (c) 2022 SafeNet. All rights
reserved.
Available HSMs:
Slot Id -> 3
Label -> DPoD-QA-Luna-Cloud-HSM
Serial Number -> 1334054172625
Model -> Cryptovisor7
Firmware Version -> 7.3.0
CV Firmware Version -> 1.5.0
Plugin Version -> Cloud 2.2.0-740
Configuration -> Luna User Partition With SO (PW) Signing
With Cloning Mode
Slot Description -> Net Token Slot
FM HW Status -> FM Not Supported
Current Slot Id: 3

    Note

    If you use proxy server, you need to set environment variable of https_proxy as follows;> set https_proxy=http://<proxy-server>/<port>

Configure LunaClient

Initialize the partition and users

  1. Set the active slot.

    Select the uninitialized application partition.

    lunacm:> slot set -slot 3
Current Slot Id: 3 (Luna User Slot 7.3.0 (PW) Signing With Cloning Mode)
Command Result : No Error

    Note

    You can verify the slot number by executing slot list in lunacm.

  2. Initialize the application partition.

    Create a partition for the Security Officer (SO), set the initial password, domain name for cloning purposes, and respond to the prompts:

    lunacm:> partition init -label DPPC-QA
 You are about to initialize the partition.
 Are you sure you wish to continue?
 Type 'proceed' to continue, or 'quit' to quit now -> proceed
 Enter password for Partition SO: ********
 Re-enter password for Partition SO: ********
 Option -domain was not specified. It is required.
 Enter the domain name: ******
 Re-enter the domain name: ******
Command Result : No Error

    Note

    Label: DPPC-QA and Domain: DEVJP

  3. Log in as Partition SO.

    Run the following command to login into the partition as the Security Officer (SO) - you can use the shortcut po.

    lunacm:> role login -name po
 enter password: ********
Command Result : No Error

  4. Initialize the Crypto Officer role and set the initial password.

    Run the following command to initialize the Crypto Office (CO) role - you can use the shortcut co:

    lunacm:> role init -name co
 enter new password: ********
 re-enter new password: ********
Command Result : No Error

  5. Log out.

    The Partition SO can create the Crypto Officer, but only the Crypto Officer can create the Crypto User. You must log out to allow the Crypto Officer to login with the newly-set password.

    lunacm:> role logout
Command Result : No Error

    Note

    Once the Crypto Officer logs in and changes the initial credential set by the Partition SO, applications using the CO's challenge secret/password can perform cryptographic operations in the partition. The Crypto Officer can create, modify and delete crypto objects within the partition, and use existing crypto objects (sign/verify). You can also create a limited-capability role called Crypto User that can use the objects created by the Crypto Officer but cannot modify them. The separation of roles is important in some security regimes and operational situations, and where you might be required to satisfy audit criteria for industry or government oversight.

  6. Log in as the Crypto Officer.

    lunacm:> role login -name co
 enter password: ********
Command Result : No Error

    Note

    The password for the Crypto Officer role is valid for the initial login only. You must change the initial password using the command role changepw during the initial login session, or a subsequent login. Failing to change the password will result in a CKR\_PIN\_EXPIRED error when you perform role-dependent actions.

  7. If you have not already done so, change the initial password set by the Partition SO.

    lunacm:> role changepw -name co
 enter existing password: ********
 enter new password: ********
 re-enter new password: ********
Command Result : No Error

  8. Create the Crypto User.

    lunacm:> role init -name cu
 enter new password: ********
 re-enter new password: ********
Command Result : No Error

    The Crypto User can now log in with the credentials provided by the Crypto Officer and change the initial password. The Crypto User can now use applications to perform cryptographic operations using keys and objects created in the partition by the Crypto Officer.

    Note

    The password for the Crypto User role is valid for the initial login only. The CU must change the initial password using the command role changepw during the initial login session, or a subsequent login. Failing to change the password will result in a CKR\_PIN\_EXPIRED error when they perform role-dependent actions.

  9. Login as Crypt User.

    lunacm:> role logout
Command Result : No Error
lunacm:> role login -name cu
 enter password: ********
Command Result : No Error

  10. Change the password for Crypto User.

    lunacm:> role changepw -name cu
 enter existing password: ********
 enter new password: ********
 re-enter new password: ********
Command Result : No Error

    Note

    The initial PIN should be changed.

Configure High Availability (HA)

Note

The feature does not support on DPoP Service but there are redundant systems with several LunaPCI on Thales backend. Therefore, it is not required to configure any HA group.

Configure CSP

For SafeNet CSP, the utility register.exe takes care of the registry.  To configure CSP, open command prompt as Administrator and run the following commands.  

Register CSP Library

C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\csp>register.exe /library
register.exe (64-bit) v10.5.0-470. Copyright (c) 2022 SafeNet. All rights reserved.
Success registering SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\Luna enhanced RSA and AES provider for Microsoft Windows.
Success registering SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\Luna Cryptographic Services for Microsoft Windows.
Success registering SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\Luna SChannel Cryptographic Services for Microsoft Windows.

Register the partition

C:\Users\Test\CloudHSM\setup-DPPC-CloudHSM\csp>register.exe
register.exe (64-bit) v10.5.0-470. Copyright (c) 2022 SafeNet. All rights reserved.
***************************************************************************
*                                                                         *
* Safenet LunaCSP, Partition Registration                                 *
*                                                                         *
* Protect the HSM's challenge for the selected partitions.                *
*                                                                         *
* NOTE:                                                                   *
* This is a WEAK protection of the challenge.                             *
* After you have configured all applications that will use                *
* the LunaCSP and ran them once, you MUST run:                            *
* register /partition /strongprotect                                      *
* to strongly protect the registered challenges.                          *
*                                                                         *
***************************************************************************
This is a destructive procedure and will overwrite any previous
registrations.
Do you wish to continue?: [y/n]y
Do you want to register the partition named ''?[y/n]: y
Enter Crypto-Officer challenge for partition '' :************
Success registering the encrypted challenge for partition ":3".
Registered 1 partition(s) for use by the LunaCSP.

Configure KSP

  1. To configure KSP(CNG), run KspConfig.exe. Follow instructions for the use of the graphical KspConfig.exe as described in KSP for CNG in the SDK Reference Guide.  The following window appears:

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  2. Double-click Register Or View Security Library, then you can select the value <extracted-directory>\cryptoki.dll. 

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  3. Click on Register button, and you can see the below message.

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  4. Double-click Register HSM Slots for Administrator/<Domain Name>

    • Select Administrator

    • Select <Domain Name>

    • Select the Group Name (DPPC-QA) for Available Slots 

    • Enter Slot Password

  5. Click Register Slot.

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    Note

    When you click Register Slot, there is no change, but this step is necessary.

  6. When registering the Luna KSP (with the Luna KSPConfig utility), use the following user and domain combinations:

    • The user and domain performing these procedures.

    • The user and domain running the web application and using the private key.

    • The local user and NT Authority domain user.

    • The LocalSystem and NTAuthority of the system.

    Note

    If you implement the Autoenrollment server, you must also install and register the Luna CSP. Refer to the Luna product documentation for details.

Generate CSR and Install Certificate

  1. Create the information file for CSR.

    To generate CSR through certreq.exe via CSP, the ProviderName must be Luna Cryptographic Services for Microsoft Windows. A sample inf file is shown below: 

    [NewRequest]
KeyUsageProperty = "NCRYPT_ALLOW_ALL_USAGES"
RequestType = PKCS10
ProviderName = "Luna Cryptographic Services for Microsoft Windows"
ProviderType = 1
Subject = "CN=Registration Authority"
KeyContainer = "CSPRA20221001"
MachineKeySet = TRUE
HashAlgorithm = SHA256
KeyAlgorithm = RSA
KeyLength = 2048

  2. Generate CSR through HSM.

    Open command prompt as Administrator and run the following command. is the file created at Step 1, is an output file.

    > certreq -new <inf-file> <csr-file>

    The CSR file will be generated as follows:

    -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIIDjzCCAncCAQAwITEfMB0GA1UEAwwWUmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTCC
....
C610uaqncn6FvLu5pygZYFEVtOanCXNQRRUWiDGWKjHF+10GMh+V5YUur55T4W80
0uwK
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

    Note

    When the following error message is displayed, SafeNetKSP.dll must be copied to c:\Windows\System32.

    Certificate Request Processor: The system cannot find the file specified. 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)

  3. Get an RA Certificate.

    See Get a client authentication certificate.

  4. Install RA certificate.

    See Install RA certificate.

Get a client authentication certificate

This section describes steps to get a client authentication certificate using the Generic User Certificate template, CSR Enrollment Method, and Enrollment Code as Authentication Method. But you can get a client authentication certificate using any of the combinations below:

Template

Enrollment Method

Authentication Method

Generic User Certificate

CSR

Manual Approval

Generic User Certificate

REST API

Enrollment Code or 3rd Party app

Generic Device Certificate

CSR

Manual Approval or Enrollment Code

Generic Device Certificate

REST API

Enrollment Code or 3rd Party app

Create profile

  1. Sign into DigiCert ONE and navigate to Trust Lifecycle Manager.

  2. Select Manage Profiles from the left navigation menu, then Profiles. 

  3. Select Add profile. 

  4. Select the Generic User Certificate template.  

    Note: The appropriate license for the seat type of the template selected must be purchased and available in your account, otherwise that template’s link will be disabled.  

  5. Under the General information section, enter the profile Nickname and choose the Business Unit and Issuing CA.  

  6. From the Enrollment method dropdown, select CSR.

  7. From the Authentication method dropdown, select Enrollment Code.

  8. Select Next.

  9. Under Certificate fields, select the validity period unit (Years, Months, or Days) and enter the value in the textbox.  

    Note: You cannot issue an end entity certificate with a validity period longer than the remaining validity of the issuing CA. The issuing CA expiration date is shown as a reference in this section.  

  10. Select the Algorithm from the available algorithms in the dropdown list. Available algorithms are based on the issuing CA selected for the profile.  

  11. Select the Key type and attribute from the dropdown lists.  

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  1. Select the checkbox to Allow duplicate certificates if multiple certificates are to be issued for the same seat ID.   

  2. Under Renewal options, select the Renewal window from the dropdown list. The default (recommended) value is 30 days. 

  3. Select Subject DN and SAN fields from the dropdown list. Select the Common name field, then select Add fields.

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  1. For each selected field, from the Source for the field’s value dropdown, select Entered by user.

  2. Select Next. 

  3. Specify the Key usage (KU) extension criticality and values. Note: the KU options shown differ depending on the certificate template being used.  

  4. Specify the Extended key usage (EKU) extension criticality and values. Note: Client Authentication is the minimum required EKU value. 

  5. Select Next.

  6. Under Certificate delivery format, select PKCS#7 PEM and Include CA chain with Root CA as the certificate delivery format to use and chain certificates to include when certificates are issued.  

  7. Under Email configuration & notifications, specify the template to be used for certificate revocation notification emails.  

  8. Under Administrative contact, specify whether to include default or custom administrative contact details in certificate notification emails. Note: including internal support contact details for end users is optional, but recommended.  

  9. Under Seat ID Mapping, select the certificate field to be used as the seat ID. This uniquely identifies each enrollment entity, for licensing purposes.  

  10. Under Service User binding, select the Service user API token to be bound to the certificate profile. If no Service user is selected from the dropdown, then all API tokens in the account will be able to manage this profile. 

  11. Select Create. Your newly created certificate profile is now displayed in the certificate profiles list.

Add User/Device Seat

  1. Select Manage Seats from the left navigation menu, then Add user seat.

  2. Enter a Seat name.

  3. Enter a Seat ID.

  4. Enter an Email (optional).

  5. Enter Phone details (optional).

  6. Select a Business Unit.

  7. Select Create user seat.

  8. Select Enroll Now.

  9. Select the profile created in the Create Profile section from the Choose A Profile dropdown.

  10. Select Enroll.

  11. Copy the Enrollment Code that is required to get the certificate.

  12. Access the link provided in the email.

  13. Enter the Enrollment Code copied in step 11.

  14. Enter the Certificate signing request (CSR) that was generated in the Generate CSR section.

  15. Enter the Common name.

  16. Select Update.

  17. Download the certificate.

Upload client authentication certificate

  1. Navigate to Account Manager.

  2. Select Access from the left navigation menu, then Service User.

  3. Select the Service user for which you are uploading the client authentication certificate.

  4. Select Upload Client authentication certificate under the Authentication certificates section.

  5. Enter a Nickname.

  6. Export the client authentication certificate downloaded under the Add User/Device Seat Section (step 17) in DER or PEM format. Select Click or drag file to upload and choose the certificate.

  7. Select Upload client authentication certificate.

Install RA certificate

  1. Open the command prompt (on the folder where the PKCS#7 file is stored) and run the following command:

    > certreq -accept <issued-cert>

  2. Before running the command above, the trusted root certificate must first be installed. If not, the following error will be displayed:

    Certificate Request Processor: A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted root authority. 0x800b010a (-2146762486 CERT_E_CHAINING)
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