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PKCS #11

The PKCS #11 page (visible only in commercial distributions) contains a list showing the configured PKCS #11 providers. Under each provider is a list of the keys and certificates available. Please note that the list view does not update 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.


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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 SSH Secure Shell 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.

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