Roles
The following roles are used in this guide:
Role | Description |
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Approver | Reviews and approves usage of SKA key with the Authorization App. |
Approver Manager | Manages the pool of approvers in the TSB. Creates new SKA keys, specifying a multi-authorization policy that protects the key. Has access to the HSM partition. |
Business Application | Makes requests for private key operations (such as signing, decryption, unwrap). Sends the request to the TSB, and waits until the result is ready. |
Transaction Security Broker (TSB) | Orchestrates the approval process. Notifies the approvers of pending tasks. Forwards operations with complete approvals to the HSM. Returns the result to the business application. |