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Once the system they are stored -is compromised the keys must be replaced as the secrecy of future sessions -is no longer guaranteed. Moreover, past sessions that were not protected by a -perfect forward secrecy offering ciphersuite are also to be assumed compromised. -</p> -<p>If such threats need to be addressed, then it may be wise storing the keys in a security -module such as a smart card, an HSM or the TPM chip. Those modules ensure the -protection of the cryptographic keys by only allowing operations on them and -preventing their extraction. The purpose of the abstract key API is to provide -an API that will allow the handle of keys in memory and files, as well as keys -stored in such modules. -</p> -<p>In GnuTLS the approach is to handle all keys transparently by the high level API, e.g., -the API that loads a key or certificate from a file. -The high-level API will accept URIs in addition to files that specify keys on an HSM or in TPM, -and a callback function will be used to obtain any required keys. The URI format is defined in -[<em>PKCS11URI</em>]. -</p> -<p>More information on the API is provided in the next sections. Examples of a URI of a certificate -stored in an HSM, as well as a key stored in the TPM chip are shown below. To discover the URIs -of the objects the <code>p11tool</code> (see <a href="p11tool-Invocation.html#p11tool-Invocation">p11tool Invocation</a>). -</p><div class="example"> -<pre class="example">pkcs11:token=Nikos;serial=307521161601031;model=PKCS%2315; \ -manufacturer=EnterSafe;object=test1;type=cert - -</pre></div> - - -<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> -<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Abstract-key-types.html#Abstract-key-types" accesskey="1">Abstract key types</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> -</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Application_002dspecific-keys.html#Application_002dspecific-keys" accesskey="2">Application-specific keys</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> -</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Smart-cards-and-HSMs.html#Smart-cards-and-HSMs" accesskey="3">Smart cards and HSMs</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> -</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Trusted-Platform-Module.html#Trusted-Platform-Module" accesskey="4">Trusted Platform Module</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> -</td></tr> -</table> - -<hr> -<div class="header"> -<p> -Next: <a href="How-to-use-GnuTLS-in-applications.html#How-to-use-GnuTLS-in-applications" accesskey="n" rel="next">How to use GnuTLS in applications</a>, Previous: <a href="Authentication-methods.html#Authentication-methods" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Authentication methods</a>, Up: <a href="index.html#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Function-and-Data-Index.html#Function-and-Data-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> -</div> - - - -</body> -</html> |