Open a PKCS#11 KeyStore
PKCS#11 is a standard that defines an API for accessing cryptographic devices. In Java the SunPKCS11
provider wraps the PKCS#11 API and transforms it into the keystore API.
To open a PKCS#11 KeyStore:
- From the File menu, choose Open Special and from the
sub-menu Open PKCS#11.
- The Open PKCS#11 dialog will appear. There are two ways to use a PKCS#11 library in KSE:
- If the SunPKCS11 provider has already been added to the Java Security properties file (this is
described in detail in the
Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide
and also often in the documentation of the cryptographic device), then you can then simply select it
in this dialog.
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Alternatively, KSE can register the SunPKCS11 provider itself, if you provide the path to the
PKCS#11 library and the right slot index.
Press the OK button when you have selected one of the two methods.
- Type in the KeyStore's password and press the OK button.
- The PKCS#11 KeyStore will appear as an additional tab.
Note that because PKCS#11 libraries are native code you have to make sure that both the JRE and the
PKCS#11 library are either 32 or 64 bit.
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