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+# Building SoftHSMv2 for Windows
+
+This document describes process of building both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of SoftHSMv2.
+
+## Required software
+
+- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/) (Community)
+- [C/C++ dependency manager from Microsoft](https://vcpkg.io/)
+- [CMake](https://cmake.org/)
+
+## Prepare working directories
+
+	set VCPKG_HOME=C:\Projects\vcpkg
+	set SOFTHSM_HOME=C:\Projects\SoftHSMv2
+	git clone https://github.com/opendnssec/SoftHSMv2.git %SOFTHSM_HOME%
+	git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git %VCPKG_HOME%
+
+## Build dependencies
+
+	cd %VCPKG_HOME%
+	bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
+	git fetch
+	git checkout 2021.05.12
+
+	vcpkg install cppunit:x86-windows
+	vcpkg install cppunit:x86-windows-static
+	vcpkg install openssl-windows:x86-windows
+	vcpkg install botan:x86-windows
+	vcpkg install sqlite3:x86-windows
+
+	vcpkg install cppunit:x64-windows
+	vcpkg install cppunit:x64-windows-static
+	vcpkg install openssl-windows:x64-windows
+	vcpkg install botan:x64-windows
+	vcpkg install sqlite3:x64-windows
+
+	vcpkg integrate install
+
+## Configure SoftHSMv2
+
+Build can be configured using the following commands:
+
+	mkdir %SOFTHSM_HOME%\tmp32
+	cd %SOFTHSM_HOME%\tmp32
+	cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=%VCPKG_HOME%\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%SOFTHSM_HOME%\out32 -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DWITH_CRYPTO_BACKEND=openssl -DWITH_OBJECTSTORE_BACKEND_DB=OFF
+
+	mkdir %SOFTHSM_HOME%\tmp64
+	cd %SOFTHSM_HOME%\tmp64
+	cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A x64 -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=%VCPKG_HOME%\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%SOFTHSM_HOME%\out64 -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DWITH_CRYPTO_BACKEND=botan -DWITH_OBJECTSTORE_BACKEND_DB=ON
+
+Some options (more can be found in CMakeLists.txt):
+
+	-DBUILD_TESTS=ON                Compile tests along with libraries
+	-DENABLE_EDDSA=ON               Enable support for EDDSA
+	-DWITH_MIGRATE=ON               Build migration tool
+	-DWITH_CRYPTO_BACKEND=          Select crypto backend (openssl|botan)
+	-DDISABLE_NON_PAGED_MEMORY=ON   Disable non-paged memory for secure storage
+	-DWITH_OBJECTSTORE_BACKEND_DB=ON	Enable sqlite3 data storage
+
+## Compile
+
+Compile the source code using the following command:
+
+	cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo
+
+## Test
+
+	ctest -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure --progress --verbose
+
+## Install
+
+Install the library using the follow command:
+
+	cmake  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME=RelWithDebInfo  -P cmake_install.cmake