Workflow 5: PIV Configuration: Configuring a Digital Certificate

Digital PKI certificates can be used to provide authentication for many digitally secured operations.

For example, an Authentication certificate can be used to securely authenticate the identity of a user to a system, while a Digital Signature certificate can be used to digitally sign an email message or secure document.

Key Management certificates protect encrypted objects, such as digital files or emails, with a PIN value, where Key History slots store certificates that, while out of date, are still useful for decrypting older data they were previously used to encrypt.

Crescendo Management Tool can be used to generate, load, or import PIV (Personal Identity Verification [FIPS 201])-type digital PKI certificates into specialized application slots in both Crescendo Cards and Keys.

The following sections provide guidance on managing PKI certificates on your Crescendo device: