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Fortanix DSM CLI [5.0.2817]

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The Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) command-line interface (CLI) is a cross-platform utility written in Python and supports both Python 2 and 3.

NOTE

From the Fortanix DSM 4.9 version onwards, Python 2 support is removed for sdkms-cli.

NOTE

For the import_pfx command:

  • If you are using Python version 3.8, then use the cryptography library version 36.0.0.

  • If you are using Python version 3.9, then use the cryptography library version 37.0.0.

Download

 CLI Package
SHA256 sum:

3420229e30b42173c311b71ee7cd269aa3bd563afcffa3a58848ef792f170f76

PIP

Alternatively, the CLI tool may be installed with the Package Installer for Python (PIP).

pip install sdkms-cli

Check the CLI guide for more details and examples.

Supported Operating Systems (OS)

For details on the Command-Line Interface (CLI) client OS compatibility matrix, refer to Clients: Compatibility Matrix.

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