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Fortanix DSM CLI [5.4.2891]

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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:

fad8eb3ef91d8a0b5da837adb1d61ce5aa8a68c76be8f6b38f979fce5100de5f

PIP

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

pip install sdkms-cli

For more information and examples, refer to Command-Line Interface (CLI) for Fortanix Data Security Manager.

Supported Operating Systems (OS)

For information on the CLI client OS compatibility matrix, refer to Compatibility Matrix.

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