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OPENCRYPTOKI(7)			 openCryptoki		       OPENCRYPTOKI(7)

NAME
       openCryptoki - A	PKCS#11	implementation.

DESCRIPTION
       openCryptoki  is	an implementation of the PKCS#11 API standard. It pro-
       vides an	interface to the functions of underlying cryptographic tokens,
       which may be implemented	via software or	hardware. The PKCS#11 specifi-
       cation has been released	by RSA Labs. More information on  PKCS#11  can
       be found	on the RSA labs	website: http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs.

       To use openCryptoki, run	the pkcsslotd daemon. The daemon will read the
       opencryptoki.conf  file	to  collect  information  about	the tokens and
       their slots.

       Use the pkcsconf	utility	to further  configure  openCryptoki  once  the
       daemon is running.

SECURITY NOTE
       All  non-root  users  that require access to PKCS#11 tokens using open-
       Cryptoki	must be	assigned to the	pkcs11 group to	be able	to communicate
       with the	pkcsslotd daemon. Only fully trusted users should  be  granted
       membership  in  the  group.  Group members can block other openCryptoki
       users from accessing PKCS#11 tokens.

SEE ALSO
       pkcsslotd(8),
       pkcsconf(1),
       opencryptoki.conf(5).

3.19.0				   May 2007		       OPENCRYPTOKI(7)

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