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--- syno:dsm7inst [2026/08/22 19:15] – [KMIP for key management] Bernard Condrau
+++ syno:dsm7inst [2026/08/22 19:44] (current) – [KMIP for key management] Bernard Condrau
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 ===== KMIP for key management =====
   * Follow the guide to install [[https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/DSM/AdminCenter/connection_security_kmip?version=7|KMIP]] on a Synology NAS server and client
-  * What this guide does not mention is how to generate working certificates for DSM 7.4 and later, which hardened the certificate requirements, so follow my guide here:
+  * What this guide does not mention is how to generate working certificates for DSM 7.4 and later, which hardened the certificate requirements. You will generate matching certificates from an official Synology script, which will be installed alongside the default certificates, and are valid for 10 years. These certificates also work for Synology clients, when added to a [[deb13:kmip_server_pykmip|KMIP Server (PyKMIP)]] not hosted on a synology NAS.
     - The default, out-of-the-box self-signed Synology certificate will fail on DSM 7.4
     - Login to your NAS on the command line with SSH and elevate to root
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       * Add a port forward for port 5696 to your server NAS
     - On the client NAS
+      * go to //Control Panel > Security > Certificate//
+      * Click //Add//, choose //Import Certificate//, and upload:
+        * Private key: ''client-key.pem''
+        * Certificate: ''client.pem''
+        * Leave Intermediate certificate empty
+      * Click Settings (in the Certificate tab), find the //KMIP dropdown menu//, select this new client certificate, and click OK
       * Go to //Control Panel > Security > KMIP// and select //Set as remote key client//
       * Enter the server's IP address and port 5696
       * Upload the certificate authority file ''ca.pem'' and click **Next**, they client will not attempt to connect to the server
+=== Links ===
+  * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=did+anyone+successfully+connect+synology+nas+via+kmip+to+another+synology+nas+running+dsm+7.4&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBTH1186TH1186&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTE5MjEyajBqN6gCCLACAfEFN9emBNraMWg&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8cn05EoNqnRUpRtqDK_L3JtT0h7PdEdL8le1RT1QApqDkd9qUYylHBfgw4wakeGWmv-Mbbvk7Ub6Fdg7DBh9O7QsFZnQqnV9zcx0gw62oDY1ex_AdW6sBOijfYY0XJ8sj2hUtdKCTxahwspfYzssC-sJLA_YDa9IZrLaxl-SAAOY6mq7TWaFsDWE3bF68uIY9zOlZ1wg&aep=10&ntc=1&sxsrf=APpeQnuK5wlsuLaUTWsE9QuIsuh8yDmrQw%3A1787391169478&mstk=AUtExfDPfM2f40TnAL-610TT2CspEGepn6xcFrRJE0fBQYXhv5fi5Fn7T6EJOzICRpjzYwU4AuPrFY1IQpKcEoC5C2yasIJimNTh4wbJjetctoSIG17YpPPpsHoqONiDPwFAl_BJlvsqRdeYKvQnY7o12-KEb8qr67kmXdoL6beldPp94iZ2P42Jtzqb9jM8ic91q-uOFTjSoBPLRC2_mcJKXE2SbFo0jnRZBVTO0wbPksAaNC_mwajviaBxAl8NfHdgKcgyYI91WGcFQrnLVm3A1Jts-qiioo3jNLgyc7OCI5XgaC_kKrW54GjG6c0D6IIjDV8wPZnBVdP6TA&aioh=3&csuir=1&cs=1&atvm=2&udm=50&mtid=C22JatzHE72hseMPhYKfoAI|Updated security and certificate guidelines for DSM 7.4]]
+  * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=instructions+for+synology+dsm+7.4+kmip&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBTH1186TH1186&oq=instructions+for+synology+dsm+7.4+kmip&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCDc4ODNqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QXwkKF9IYSoQw&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8|Setting up a KMIP server with DSM 7.4]]

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