IMPORTANT NOTE:
This article will be deprecated by February 28th, 2025. For all API Co-signer documentation, visit this overview article, which also links to updated Co-signer content in the Developer Portal.
Overview
Your API server co-signing components must be executed from an SGX-enabled machine with an SGX driver loaded.
This article describes the steps to configure a compatible cloud-based server for your API Co-Signer using our supported configurations.
Creating an IBM Cloud server
- On the Dashboard page, select Create Resource.
- Go to IBM Cloud catalog > Compute > Bare Metal Servers.
- In the Server Profile section, select View all profiles.
- Select Intel Xeon E-2174G CPU:
- In the Operating system section, select the following options:
- Vendor: Ubuntu
- Version: 18.04 LTS (64 bit)
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RAM (recommended): 32 GB
- Under Add-ons > Security and business continuity, select the Software Guard Extensions toggle.
- Select Create.
SGX Enablement Verification
After the server creation is complete, verify SGX is enabled on the server.