# Bootstrap OpenSSL Provider
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Use the configure-openssl-provider tool to bootstrap your OpenSSL Provider installation and connect it to your AWS CloudHSM cluster.

**To bootstrap the OpenSSL Provider**

1. Run the configure-openssl-provider command with the IP address of an HSM in your cluster:

   ```
   $ sudo /opt/cloudhsm/bin/configure-openssl-provider -a <HSM IP address>
   ```

   Replace *<HSM IP address>* with the IP address of any HSM in your cluster.

1. Verify the configuration by checking that the OpenSSL Provider can connect to your cluster:

   ```
   $ openssl list -providers -provider-path /opt/cloudhsm/lib -provider cloudhsm
   ```

For more information about the configuration parameters, see [AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5 configuration parameters](configure-tool-params5.md).