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Certificate store selection

The certificate store selection tab allows you to specify non-CSI certificate store(s) from which you can access your digital certificate to use for signing transactions.

  To open certificate store selection, select Advanced on the main screen, and then select the Certificate stores tab.

Each store is described below:

Windows based (CAPI) digital certificate store and/or smart cards

The Microsoft CAPI digital certificate store is provided with the windows operating system.

To manage digital certificates within MS CAPI open Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the tools menu, select internet options, select the content tab and then click the certificates button. The certificate dialog will be displayed.

See the windows help files for more information on Microsoft CAPI.

You can access digital certificates within the Microsoft CAPI store by selecting the Enabled radio button under Microsoft CAPI configuration.

Note:  The MS CAPI certificate store is disabled on non-windows operating systems, as this store is only available on Windows. MS CAPI is disabled if your version of windows does not support 128-bit encryption (refer to the CSI minimum system requirements for a list of supported platforms, all of which include 128-bit encryption support).


Platform independent (PKCS#11) smart card interface

PKCS #11 is a cryptographic token interface standard.  This standard describes an application programming interface for performing cryptographic operations with smart cards.

To use the PKCS#11 smart card interface:

  1. Select the Enabled radio button under Smart Card (PKCS#11) Configuration.

  2. Specify the smart card configuration by clicking the Choose button.
    A smart card interface configuration dialog box is displayed to assist you in specifying the smart card interface library file.

If you can not find the PKCS#11 smart card interface library file please contact your smart card provider for assistance.

Note: The PKCS#11 certificate store is disabled on non-windows operating systems.