Nitrokey Pro, Mac¶
- Once you plug in the Nitrokey, your computer will start the Keyboard Setup Assistant. Don’t run through this assistant but exit it right away.
- Download and start the Nitrokey App. Follow the instructions to change the default User PIN (default: 123456) and Admin PIN (default: 12345678) to your own choices.

Your Nitrokey is now ready to use. Checkout the various use cases and supported applications.
Note
- For some Versions of MacOS it is necessary to install custom ccid driver (for information see here), but in general MacOS should have the driver onboard.
- For many use cases described, it is necessary to have either OpenPGP or S/MIME keys installed on the device (see below).
Key Creation with OpenPGP or S/MIME¶
There are two widely used standards for email encryption. While OpenPGP/GnuPG is popular among individuals, S/MIME/x.509 is mostly used by enterprises. If you are in doubt which one to choose, you should use OpenPGP.
- instructions for using the OpenPGP standard with the Nitrokey
- instructions for using S/MIME with the Nitrokey