Input from keyboard

A dialog box is displayed for selecting the input source. Select Keyboard and press the Continue push button.

Figure 1. Select key source - keyboard

If keyboard is selected as the input source an input dialog box is displayed with input fields for either a 16-byte key, a 24-byte key or a 32-byte key depending on the key type. The dialog box displayed for entering the key values depends on the installation's Blind Key Entry selection. Blind Key Entry masks the key values being entered by representing the values as asterisks.

Figure 2. Enter Key Value - Blind Key Entry

An optional confirmation field can be used to confirm the key value entered.

For more information on how to change the Blind Key Entry option, see TKE customization.

If Blind Key Entry is not being used, the key values are not masked, and there is no optional confirmation field.

Enter the key values and press the Continue push button.

Figure 3. Enter Key Value

• For the DES and RSA master keys, when the user presses Continue, the MDC-4 (and Encipher Zero for a 16-byte DES Master Key) are calculated and displayed, providing the user with the opportunity to visually verify the MDC-4 and ENC-ZERO values. When Load Key is pressed, the user is asked if he or she would like to save the key part. If the user selects Yes to save the key part, a file chooser window is opened for the user to specify the file location (CD/DVD drive, USB flash memory drive, or TKE Data Directory) and file name for saving the key part. Then the key part is loaded. If the user selects No, the key part is not saved and the key part is loaded.
  Figure 4. Key Part Information Window

  

  Press Load key.
• For an AES or ECC (APKA) master key, when the user presses Continue, the AES-VP is calculated and displayed, providing the user with the opportunity to visually verify the AES-VP value. When Load key is pressed, the user is asked if he or she would like to save the key part. If yes, a file chooser window is opened for the user to specify the file location (CD/DVD drive, USB flash memory drive, or TKE Data Directory) and file name for saving the key part. Then the key part is loaded. If no, the key part is not saved and the key part is loaded.
  Figure 5. Key Part Information Window

  
  Press Load key.