Configuration

Configuration File

The default configuration file is located at:

• Linux/macOS: /etc/softhsm2.conf
• Windows: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\softhsm2.conf

You can override the location by setting the SOFTHSM2_CONF environment variable.

Sample Configuration

directories.tokendir = /var/lib/softhsm/tokens/
objectstore.backend = file

• directories.tokendir: Directory where tokens are stored
• objectstore.backend: Storage backend (e.g., file or db)

Creating the Token Directory

Create the directory specified in your config file before initializing tokens:

mkdir <token_dir>

Log Level

Log information is sent to syslog (Linux/macOS) or the Windows event log. The log level is set in the configuration file. Each log event is prepended with the source file name and line number.