Introduction

This guide details the management of key material in Unbound CORE Information Security ("CORE"). It includes the following topics:

• Controlling key lifecycle.
• Controlling key usage.
• Key metadata reference.
• Working with external cloud keystores and HSMs.

This guide is a part of the following CORE user-oriented guides:

- CORE General Information User Guide

Specifications, Requirements, and Concepts.

- CORE Installation User Guide

Installation and Upgrade procedures.

- CORE FIPS User Guide

A concise summary of distinctive FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards - standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors-mode features and procedures.

- CORE KMIP User Guide

Configuring CORE as a KMIPKey Management Interoperability Protocol - an extensible communication protocol that defines message formats for the manipulation of cryptographic keys on a key management server server.

- CORE IAM User Guide

User and Device authentication and authorization control.

- CORE Key Management User Guide

Keys, capabilities, authorization, and lifecycle procedures.

- CORE Maintenance User Guide

Backup, Restore, Database protection, Upgrade, Certificate renewal, and similar.

- CORE Interfaces User Guide

Definitive specification of UI and CLICommand Line Interface commands and settings.

Revision History

For the history preceding the 2.0.2103 release, see Revision History of 2.0.2010 and earlier releases.

Release	Changes
2.0.2112	New features: Entrust nShield Connect HSM Keys. Doc changes: Updated Luna HSM Keys.
2.0.2106	New features: Split Keys - Key Assembly from Split Keys. Key Check Value (KCVKey Check Value. PKCS#11 CKA_CHECK_VALUE) - Key Check Value (KCV). Google Cloud KMS Keys. Luna HSM Keys. Keystore Sync Service. Doc changes: Renewed and added a quick start to Key Material Export. Rebranded the product name from Unbound Key Control (UKC) to Unbound CORE.
2.0.2103	New features: Wrapped key material export and import using JSON format - Key Lifecycle and Wrapped Import Mandatory Data. Doc changes: Refactored from CORE User Guide 2.0.2010.