Introduction

This guide details the management of Unbound CORE Information Security ("CORE") in the FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards - standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors mode.

• Bootstrapping or upgrading to the FIPS modeUKC system mode that allows processing FIPS-certified and not-certified keys.
• Distinctive features of the CORE system in the FIPS modeUKC system mode that allows processing FIPS-certified and not-certified keys.
• CORE service restart in FIPS modeUKC system mode that allows processing FIPS-certified and not-certified keys.
• Backup, restore, and upgrade.
• Troubleshooting.

The guide provides specific quickstarts and highlights distinctions between the FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards - standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors and a standard CORE system. Most topics are shared by both systems and are described in the guides listed below.

This guide is a part of the following CORE user-oriented guides:

- CORE General Information User Guide

Specifications, Requirements, and Concepts.

- CORE Installation User Guide

Installation and Upgrade procedures.

- CORE FIPS User Guide

A concise summary of distinctive FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards - standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors-mode features and procedures.

- CORE KMIP User Guide

Configuring CORE as a KMIPKey Management Interoperability Protocol - an extensible communication protocol that defines message formats for the manipulation of cryptographic keys on a key management server server.

- CORE IAM User Guide

User and Device authentication and authorization control.

- CORE Key Management User Guide

Keys, capabilities, authorization, and lifecycle procedures.

- CORE Maintenance User Guide

Backup, Restore, Database protection, Upgrade, Certificate renewal, and similar.

- CORE Interfaces User Guide

Definitive specification of UI and CLICommand Line Interface commands, and non-crypto settings.

Revision History

For the history preceding the 2.0.2103 release, see the Revision History of 2.0.2010 and earlier releases.

Release	Date	Description
		Rebranded the product name from Unbound Key Control (UKC) to Unbound CORE.
2.0.2103	May 2021	Refactored from UKC User Guide 2.0.2010.