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Hardware requirements

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Minimum specifications

  • Interface: USB 3.0 or higher
  • Power: USB-powered (no external power required)
  • Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C
  • Storage temperature: -20°C to 85°C
  • Form factor: PCIe x4 or network-attached
  • Power: 25W maximum
  • Cooling: Active cooling required for rack-mounted units
  • Network: Gigabit Ethernet (for network HSMs)
  • Interface: USB 2.0 or higher
  • Power: USB-powered
  • Sensor resolution: 500 DPI minimum
  • Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
  • Rack space: 1U or 2U rack-mountable
  • Power: Dual redundant PSU (100-240V AC)
  • Network: Dual Gigabit Ethernet minimum
  • Storage: 256GB SSD minimum

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Software requirements

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Operating system compatibility

  • Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
  • Windows Server 2016 or later
  • .NET Framework 4.8 or later
  • 4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended)
  • 500MB available disk space

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Network requirements

  • Bandwidth: 10 Mbps minimum (100 Mbps recommended)
  • Ports: HTTPS (443), SSH (22), custom ports for API access
  • Firewall: Outbound HTTPS access for license validation and updates
  • DNS: Functional DNS resolution required

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Browser compatibility

For web-based management interfaces:
  • Google Chrome 90 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 88 or later
  • Microsoft Edge 90 or later
  • Safari 14 or later

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Database requirements

For enterprise deployments with centralized management:
  • PostgreSQL: 12 or later
  • MySQL: 8.0 or later
  • Microsoft SQL Server: 2017 or later
  • Oracle Database: 19c or later

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Virtualization support

VaultWares software is compatible with:
  • VMware vSphere 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows Server 2016 or later)
  • KVM (kernel 4.15 or later)
  • Docker containers (for microservices deployment)
Hardware security modules (HSMs) require direct hardware access and cannot be virtualized. Use PCIe passthrough or network-attached HSMs for virtualized environments.

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Cloud platform support

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Private cloud environments

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Additional requirements

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For API integration

  • TLS 1.2 or later
  • Valid SSL/TLS certificates
  • API key management system
  • JSON parsing capabilities

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For compliance features

  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) for accurate timestamping
  • Syslog server for centralized logging
  • SIEM integration capabilities

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