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PKCS #11

The PKCS #11 page contains a list showing the configured PKCS #11 providers. Under each provider there is a list of the keys and certificates available. Please note that the list view does not get updated automatically, but only when you close and reopen it.

A new provider can be added to the list on the Configuration page of the Settings dialog. For more information, see section Configuration.

Figure : The PKCS #11 providers list.

You can open the PKCS #11 configuration window by double-clicking the card reader icon located on the right hand side of the terminal window status bar, located on the bottom of the window.

Hardware tokens and PKCS #11 software keys can be used with or without PKI. The standard public-key authentication can be used with PKCS #11 providers.

The following buttons can be used to operate the PKCS # providers:

• Enable Provider

  Select a PKCS #11 provider from the list and click the Enable Provider button to allow the use of the selected provider.

• Disable Provider

  Select a PKCS #11 provider from the list and click the Disable Provider button to disallow the use of the selected provider.

• Upload Public Key

  Select a key from the list and click the Upload Public Key button to upload one of the public keys from the token to the server. This allows you to use a hardware token for your personal authentication. In order to do this, you have to be already connected to a server.

  Please note that an RSA token requires RSA support to be compiled in the server software. See section Uploading Your Public Key for information on how to upload a software public key to the server.

• View Certificate

  Click the View Certificate button to display the contents of the selected certificate.