Click through demonstration of a Key Protect service and root key being created

Use the click-thru demonstration below to practice provisioning a Key Protect service and a Root Key. The click-thru demonstration corresponds to the video from the previous chapter. Refer to the video for talking points if the click-thru demonstration is utilized with clients.

Note, fields that require a text entry (e.g. service name) are pre-populated in the click-thru demonstration.

Tip

Not sure where to click or what to do next? Simply click anywhere on the screen and the spot to click next will be highlighted.

  1. Open the link below and then click the play button to begin the demonstration.

    Click-thru demo: Create an IBM Key Protect service instance and Root Key

  2. Click Catalog in the top menu bar.

  3. Click in the Catalog search text entry field.
  4. Click the Key Protect tile.
  5. Click the Select a location pull-down menu.
  6. Click the Dallas (us-south) Region option in the location pull-down menu.
  7. Click in the Service name text entry field.
  8. Click the Select a resource group pull-down menu.
  9. Click the COS-L3 option in the resource group pull-down menu.
  10. Click the I have read and agree to the following license agreements check box.
  11. Click the Create button.

Once the provisioning completes, the new Key Protect service can be found in the Services and software section of the IBM Cloud Portal dashboard. The Key Protect service instance is now ready for use.

Next, a Root Key needs to be created in the Key Protect service.

  1. Click Keys in the left-hand menu pane.
  2. Click the Add + button.

Notice Root key is already selected under key type.

  1. Click in the Key name text entry field.
  2. Click the Select a key ring pull-down menu.
  3. Click the default option in the key ring pull-down menu.
  4. Click Add key.

In the next part of the demonstration guide, learn how to create a Service authorization between the COS service instance and the Key Protect service instance.