PIN Managment¶

To enhance security, PINs can be created to restrict access to FIDO2 credentials and stored passwords.

Important

FIDO2, Passwords, PIV, and OpenPGP Card use separate PINs, which are managed individually.

Prerequisite¶

Open the Nitrokey App 2.
Select your Nitrokey device.
Select the SETTINGS tab.
On the left-hand side of the SETTINGS tab, a tree structure with various options is available.
Select Passwords or FIDO2
Select Pin Change
To set the PIN, enter the new PIN and repeat it in the provided boxes. To change an existing PIN, enter the current PIN in the box provided. The minimum PIN length is 4 characters.
Select the SAVE button. If the SAVE button is greyed out, the entries are not correct. When you hover over the SAVE button, the reasons are displayed. The PIN_INVALID error message, when changing the PIN, indicates that the current PIN is incorrect.

A factory reset witll reset the entire Passwords or FIDO2 feature including all stored credentials. To do so proceed as follows:

Open the Nitrokey App 2.
Select your Nitrokey device.
Select the SETTINGS tab.
On the left-hand side of the SETTINGS tab, a tree structure with various options is available.
Select Passwords or FIDO2
Select Factory Reset.
Press the button Reset.
Touch your Nitrokey for confirmation.

Note

Factory reset for FIDO2 can only be done within 10 seconds of plugging in your device.