Nitrokey HSM With Windows


Install OpenSC. Alternatively, install this driver (source).

Define SO-PIN and PIN of your own choices. See these instructions.
Afterwards you can begin to generate new keys.

Your Nitrokey is now ready to use.

There is nitrotool as a more comfortable frontend to OpenSC. (hsmwiz)

Embedded Systems: For systems with minimal memory footprint a
read/only PKCS#11 module is provided by the sc-hsm-embedded project.

This PKCS#11 module is useful for deployments where key generation at
the user's workplace is not required. The PKCS#11 module also supports
major electronic signature cards available in the German market.

OpenSCDP: The SmartCard-HSM is fully integrated with OpenSCDP, the
open smart card development platform. See the public support scripts
for details.