Configuration Of Server Using Stored Security Elements

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a processor of a computing device to:

• receive a configuration request for a first server, the configuration request including a plurality of logical references to security settings of the first server;
• retrieve, from a secure storage, a plurality of security elements corresponding to the plurality of logical references in the configuration request, wherein the plurality of security elements are preloaded in the secure storage and include secret information;
• and
• generate an operating system volume for the first server based on the configuration request and the plurality of security elements.

A method, comprising:

• pre-loading a plurality of security elements on an appliance device, wherein the pre-loaded plurality of security elements includes secret information to configure a plurality of servers;
• receiving, by the appliance device, a configuration request for a first server, the configuration request not including any of the secret information of the pre-loaded plurality of security elements;
• and
• in response to the configuration request, the appliance device configuring the first server using a subset of the pre-loaded plurality of security elements.