To learn more about how to use S/MIME for email encryption with the Nitrokey, Please refer to chapter OpenPGP Email Encryption. To learn more about how to use OpenPGP for email encryption with the Nitrokey, S/MIME/x.509 is mostly used by enterprises. While OpenPGP/GnuPG is popular among individuals, There are two widely used standards for emailĮncryption. Otherwise the device wouldn’t be usable anymore! Therefore Wrongly three times you need the reset code to unblock the PIN. KDF-DO allows for a shorter PIN of 8 characters minimum, by executing part of the calculations on the PC.įirmware version 1.2.5 or below: In case you forget a PIN or enter it The minimum length accepted is 8 characters, however it should be as long as User PIN. Optionally Reset code can be set up ( guide). Please be careful to change Admin PIN first and User PIN second! Otherwise the admin-less mode got activated, see this instructions for further information. Use ‘gpg –card-edit’ -> ‘admin’ -> ‘passwd’ to achieve this (for Admin PIN case). It is possible to use 6 randomly selected words instead as well for the same or better security than random character string.
If your environment allows that, use emoticons or national characters. The PIN must consist of at least 14 characters (starting from RTM.8), can contain any character (not only numbers). Otherwise changing User PIN will fail! Furthermore overriding keys results in PIN reset (default values), please keep this in mind!Ĭhange the Admin PIN (default: 12345678) and then the User PIN (default: 123456) to your own choices.
It is indeed necessary to first import or create new keys and change the PINs afterwards.
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