beid-pkcs11-tool(1)

beid-pkcs11-tool1

Generic smart card utility

Usage

beid-pkcs11-tool [OPTIONS]

Overview

The beid-pkcs11-tool utility can be used from the command line to perform miscellaneous operations on the Belgium eID PKCS11 library, such as changing your PIN or testing the library.

Options

--show-info, -I

Show global token information

--list-slots, -L

List the available slots

--list-mechanisms, -M

List the mechanisms supported by the token

--list-objects, -O

List the objects on the token

--login, -l

Log into the token first (not needed when using --pin)

--pin pin, -r pin

Supply the PIN on the command line

--change-pin, -c

Change the PIN

--slot slot

Specify number of the slot to use

--module module

Specify PKCS11 library to use (default = libbeidpkcs11.so)

--test, -t

Test (best used with the --login or --pin option)

Releases

Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch).

  1. 4.0–6.0

Authors

beid-pkcs11-tool is based on pkcs11-tool (www.openc.org) and adapted for the Belgian national eID card by Zetes NV/SA (www.zetes.com).

From beid-tools 3.5.2.dfsg-10 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.