Led Light Codes
Pico HSM uses the led to indicate the current status. Four states are available: Press to confirm The Led is almost on all the time.… Read More »Led Light Codes
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Pol Henarejos
I have a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's degree in Information and Communication Technologies from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. In my few free moments, I daydream about the universe and everything in it.
Public Key Authentication PKA
Public Key Authentication (PKA) is a mechanism to authenticate a legit user without introducing any PIN (see Notes below). The authentication is performed by signing… Read More »Public Key Authentication PKA
Smart Card Shell 3 Tool SCS3
SCS3 tool is a specific tool developed by CardContact to manage HSM. Thanks to its interface, Pico HSM can be enhanced with more advanced functionalities,… Read More »Smart Card Shell 3 Tool SCS3
Store Binary Data
Pico HSM has an internal flash which can store binary data. With this approach, you can save different files, encrypt into the Pico HSM and… Read More »Store Binary Data
AES
Pico HSM supports AES secret key generation and CBC encryption/decryption. However, OpenSC does not provide AES support for sc-hsm driver. Instead, the sc-hsm-embedded module is used. First,… Read More »AES
Backup Keys
Pico HSM supports secure backup and restore. This mechanism is used to export a private key securely and restore it into another Pico HSM or… Read More »Backup Keys
Generate and Sign a Certificate
Pico HSM allows you generating lots of keypairs (public and private). It supports different types of cryptographic keys and thanks to PKCS11 interface, it can… Read More »Generate and Sign a Certificate
Create RSA Signatures
Pico HSM supports in place signatures of arbitrary data. It supports the following algorithms: Typically, there are two major signature algorithms: RSA and ECDSA. RSA… Read More »Create RSA Signatures
Create ECDSA Signatures
Pico HSM supports in place signatures of arbitrary data. It supports the following algorithms: Typically, there are two major signature algorithms: RSA and ECDSA. RSA… Read More »Create ECDSA Signatures
Keypair Generation and Key Management
Pico HSM allows you generating multiple keypair (public and private). It supports different types of cryptographic keys and thanks to PKCS11 interface, it can be… Read More »Keypair Generation and Key Management