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CNG/EKM [5.3.2861]

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Microsoft CNG/EKM Client

CNG/EKM Client Download and Installation

Windows 64-bit Installer
SHA256 sum:

30af692badcbc6301533a7ec34dc1e8180c19ec88c88d5c21f19fc03d9d66064

The Windows 64-bit installer installs the Fortanix Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Provider, Enterprise Key Management (EKM) Provider, Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP), and PKCS#11 library.

Windows 32-bit Installer
SHA256 sum:

adfaef1c6ad20dd3a79b8e3c484cc9f619960f1658cc7964eae3d1332e78c985

The Windows 32-bit installer installs the Fortanix CNG Provider.

For more information, refer to Clients: Microsoft CNG Key Storage Provider.

Operating System Compatibility Matrix

For more information on the CNG client OS compatibility matrix, refer to Clients: Compatibility Matrix.

CNG/EKM Client Installation from Public Repo using Private Chocolatey Server

  1. The Chocolatey window client is available at the following URL: https://chocolatey.org/install.

  2. Follow the instructions in the URL above to install the Chocolatey client.

  3. Add the server to the Chocolatey sources list using the following command:

    choco source add -n="fortanix" --source="https://download.fortanix.com/chocolatey"
    choco source enable -n="fortanix"
  4. Install the CNG/EKM client using the following command:

    choco install fortanixkmsclient

CNG/EKM Client Uninstallation using Private Chocolatey Server

  1. Uninstall the CNG client using the following command:

    choco uninstall fortanixkmsclient
  2. Remove the server from the Chocolatey sources list using the following command:

    choco source remove -n="fortanix"

CNG/EKM Client Upgrade using Private Chocolatey Server

Upgrade the CNG client using the following command:

choco upgrade fortanixkmsclient

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