Public Key Authentication

In order to use Public Key Authentication for your TrustCenter token, you need to configure PKA during initialization of the SmartCard-HSM.

After connecting the SmartCard-HSM to the portal, you can see the authentication state in the token list.

Press Authenticate to start the authentication wizard that connects to your token at the client, looks for a matching authentication key and starts PIN entry.

If you have multiple authentication keys, you are prompted to select one.

If authentication was successful, the state is updated.

With a second authentication the TrustCenter token is enabled and can be used.

With Logout to can lock the TrustCenter token.

You can of course perform Public Key Authentication across the Internet, if key custodians log into their own accounts in the portal.