The documents describe the public-key cryptography standards maintained and enhanced by the OASIS PKCS 11 Technical Committee.
The Specification defines a platform-independent API to cryptographic tokens, such as hardware security modules and smart cards. The API itself is named "Cryptoki" (from "cryptographic token interface") and pronounced "crypto-key". The specification defines data types, functions and other basic components of the interface and also defines mechanisms that are anticipated for use with the current version of PKCS #11.
Profiles define the use of PKCS#11 data types, objects, functions and mechanisms within specific contexts of provider and consumer interaction. These profiles define a set of normative constraints for employing PKCS#11 within a particular environment or context of use.
The TC received 3 Statements of Use from from Utimaco, Information Security Corp (ISC), and Cryptsoft [2].
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URIs:
The prose specification document and related files are available here:
- PKCS #11 Specification Version 3.1
Committee Specification 01
11 August 2022
Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-spec-v3.1-cs01.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-spec-v3.1-cs01.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-spec-v3.1-cs01.pdf
Header files:
- pkcs11.h: https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/include/pkcs11-v3.1/pkcs11.h
- pkcs11f.h: https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/include/pkcs11-v3.1/pkcs11f.h
- pkcs11t.h: https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/include/pkcs11-v3.1/pkcs11t.h
ZIP distribution file:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-spec/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-spec-v3.1-cs01.zip
- PKCS #11 Profiles Version 3.1
Committee Specification 01
14 July 2022
Editorial source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-profiles-v3.1-cs01.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-profiles-v3.1-cs01.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-profiles-v3.1-cs01.pdf
Test cases:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.1/cs01/test-cases/
ZIP distribution file:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.1/cs01/pkcs11-profiles-v3.1-cs01.zip
--- Additional information ---
[1] OASIS PKCS 11 TC
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=pkcs11
[2] Statements of Use:
- Utimaco: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/pkcs11/download.php/70709/PKCS11v3.1-SOU-Utimaco-Jan2023.pdf
- Information Security Corp (ISC): https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/pkcs11/download.php/70708/ISC%20PKCS%2011%20v3.1%20Statement%20of%20Use%20v103.pdf
- Cryptsoft: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/pkcs11/download.php/70712/PKCS11v3.1-SOU-Cryptsoft-31-Jan-2023.pdf
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