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HID Crescendo PKCS#11 Package is the HID implementation of the PKCS#11 cryptographic standard that supports the HID Crescendo family of smart cards and USB keys.

The PKCS#11 library enables managing and using key pairs and digital certificates along with device management keys such as PINs.

It is compliant with the PKCS#11 Cryptographic Token Interface Standard v2.40.

Supported Devices

• Crescendo 4000 smart cards
• Crescendo Key v3 (Crescendo 4000 family)

Supported Operating Systems

• Ubuntu 24.04
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
• Microsoft Windows 10
• Microsoft Windows 11
• macOS 14, 15, 26

Release Notes

Version 9.8

• Fixed authenticating cryptographic operations on tokens with multiple PINs present

Version 9.2

• Support for write opperations:
  • C_InitToken
  • C_InitPIN
  • C_GenerateKeyPair
  • C_CreateObject
  • C_DestroyObject
  • C_SetAttributeValue
• C_GetInfo now returns a non-empty string in library description
• Preliminary support for the CKA_APPLICATION attribute
• support for special PIN formatting allowing, e.g., to explicitly provide XAUTH keys when calling C_Login, C_SetPIN, C_InitPIN and C_InitToken

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