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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import optparse
+import sys
+
+from kmip.services import server
+
+
+def build_argument_parser():
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+        usage="%prog [options]",
+        description="Run the PyKMIP software server.")
+
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-n",
+        "--hostname",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default="127.0.0.1",
+        dest="hostname",
+        help=(
+            "The host address the server will be bound to. A string "
+            "representing either a hostname in Internet domain notation or "
+            "an IPv4 address. Defaults to '127.0.0.1'."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-p",
+        "--port",
+        action="store",
+        type="int",
+        default=5696,
+        dest="port",
+        help=(
+            "The port number the server will be bound to. An integer "
+            "representing a port number. Recommended to be 5696 according to "
+            "the KMIP specification. Defaults to 5696."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-c",
+        "--certificate_path",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default=None,
+        dest="certificate_path",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing a path to a PEM-encoded server "
+            "certificate file. Defaults to None."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-k",
+        "--key_path",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default=None,
+        dest="key_path",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing a path to a PEM-encoded server "
+            "certificate key file. Defaults to None."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-a",
+        "--ca_path",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default=None,
+        dest="ca_path",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing a path to a PEM-encoded certificate "
+            "authority certificate file. Defaults to None."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-s",
+        "--auth_suite",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default="Basic",
+        dest="auth_suite",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing the type of authentication suite to use "
+            "when establishing TLS connections. Defaults to 'Basic'."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-f",
+        "--config_path",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default=None,
+        dest="config_path",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing a path to a server configuration file. "
+            "Defaults to None."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-l",
+        "--log_path",
+        action="store",
+        type="str",
+        default=None,
+        dest="log_path",
+        help=(
+            "A string representing a path to a log file. Defaults to None."
+        ),
+    )
+
+    return parser
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Build argument parser and parser command-line arguments.
+    parser = build_argument_parser()
+    opts, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+
+    kwargs = {}
+    if opts.hostname:
+        kwargs['hostname'] = opts.hostname
+    if opts.port:
+        kwargs['port'] = opts.port
+    if opts.certificate_path:
+        kwargs['certificate_path'] = opts.certificate_path
+    if opts.key_path:
+        kwargs['key_path'] = opts.key_path
+    if opts.ca_path:
+        kwargs['ca_path'] = opts.ca_path
+    if opts.auth_suite:
+        kwargs['auth_suite'] = opts.auth_suite
+    if opts.config_path:
+        kwargs['config_path'] = opts.config_path
+    if opts.log_path:
+        kwargs['log_path'] = opts.log_path
+
+    # Create and start the server.
+    s = server.KmipServer(**kwargs)
+    with s:
+        s.serve()