title: How to get started with SoftHSM
body: <p>I am currently trying to get a SoftHSM going (on a Windows platform). The goal is establish a communication channel between a client and the HSM server so that some data can be encrypted on the server side and be sent back to the calling client. </p>
  
  <p>I download one from this site: <a href="https://www.opendnssec.org/download/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.opendnssec.org/download/</a></p>
  
  <p>Furthermore, I followed the documentation as stated on this page: <a href="https://wiki.opendnssec.org/display/SoftHSMDOCS/SoftHSM+Documentation+Home" rel="noreferrer">https://wiki.opendnssec.org/display/SoftHSMDOCS/SoftHSM+Documentation+Home</a> - but besides from creating a couple of slots, I haven't managed to get anything right.</p>
  
  <p>I ran the following command to create the slot(s):</p>
  
  <pre><code>softhsm --init-token --slot 0 --label "My token 1"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am not sure how to go from here, I cannot find any useful information / tutorials about the topic. I guess that I should start small and try and create a server application that communicates to the SoftHSM ... I apologize for all the n00b questions!!</p>