The About Box displays version information for Nexus Personal.
Personal is a software product that allows you to:
Personal also allows you to manage your digital identity tokens, in order to change PIN codes and import/export soft tokens between different computers.
For further help and support, please refer to your Personal supplier.
For information about Technology Nexus AB, please visit our Web site http://www.nexussafe.com
Personal main application window is divided into two functional areas:
The functions can either be reached through commands in the various menus or through the use of a special command line tool.
The File menu allows you to close the application.
From the View Menu you can refresh the Token information (i.e. click on Refresh when changes has been made by persadm earlier).
From the Token menu you can View, Delete or Change PIN of your tokens.
From the help menu, it is possible to get information on software version.
To view the content of your tokens you need to select a token in the list and either double click on it or by selecting View option under the Token section in the menu toolbar.
Your tokens are shown in the main application window. Tokens are displayed in different ways depending on token type and store type:
A token can include one or more digital certificates. Besides user certificates, there can also be one or more CA (Certification Authority) certificates.
To view the contents of a token either double click on the token in the listview or mark a token and then select the View option under the Token menu in the menu toolbar.
When right-clicking on the token you can also choose Delete or Change password.
It is also possible to change the password of your token. You do this by right-clicking or selecting the Change PIN option in the Token menu. Management Wizard.
Available languages: English and Swedish
To change the language in Nexus Personal you need to edit the Personal.cfg configuration file that you access by writing
the followin in a new terminal window:
$ > gedit .personal/config/Personal.cfg
Since the default language is set to Swedish you need to change the following line in the Personal.cfg file under the [GUI]-section to enable English as the default language:
>
From:
Language=Swedish
To:
#Language=Swedish
Start a new terminal window.
Now start the admin tool.
> persadm
Nu visas en lista med tillgängliga funktioner:
list: list available tokens
import: import a token to protected store
export: export a token from protected store
> persadm list
A list with available commands and parameters will appear:
Available Tokens:
0: Anders Andersson Manufacturer: Lorem Ibsum AB
> 1: Linda Eriksson Manufacturer: Lorem Ibsum
AB
Start a new terminal window.
Now start the admin tool.
> persadm
A list with available commands and parameters will appear:
list: list available tokens
import: import a token to protected store
export: export a token from protected store
To start the export of a token you write the following command:
> persadm export
Available Tokens:
0: John Doe Manufacturer: Lorem Ibsum AB
> 1: Jane Doe Manufacturer: Lorem Ibsum AB
Choose token: >
Choose the number corresponding to the token that you want to export from the list. Then you need to enter the PIN to that token.
Choose token: > 0
Choose PIN: > ****
Now enter the path to the USB drive that the token will be exported to. Remember that the drive must be initialized and exist prior to export.
Choose token: > 0
Choose PIN: > ****
Enter export directory (must exist): > /media/<name of USB drive>
If the export of the token has been successful the following message will be shown:
Successfully exported token
If the export of the token is unsuccessful the following message will be shown:
Failed to export token
Start a new terminal window.
Now start the admin tool.
> persadm
A list with available commands and parameters will appear:
list: list available tokens
import: import a token to protected store
export: export a token from protected store
To start the import of a token you write the following command:
> persadm import
Now you enter the path, including the name, to the token that you want to import (import works from all drives visible in Linux).
Enter path to token to import: > /media/<path to token>/John Doe.nge
You will now be prompted to enter the PIN of token intended for import:
Enter path to token to import: > /media/<path to token>/John Doe.nge
Enter pin: > ****
If the import was successful this message should appear:
Successfully imported token
If the import should fail the following error message should be shown:
Failed to import token
To verify that the token has in fact been imported you could either use the list function in the persadm-tool or you can open the Personal GUI, where your newly imported token should appear:
John Doe Imported
The function Change PIN under the Token menu in the menu toolbar or using the contextmenu option Change password, available when right-clicking on a token, can be used to change the password of a token.
In Personal you can change the PIN code(s) of smart cards and soft tokens stored either in the Internal Store or in a file.
To change the PIN code, the token must be selected in the list followed by the Change PIN or Change password option. In the follewing dialog the Old PIN followed by New PIN must be entered. You will also need to reenter the new PIN in the Confirm new PIN text box.
PIN(s) used with smart cards might become blocked if an incorrect PIN is entered a certain number of times.
To delete a token you need to select one in the list and then chose to right-click and select the Delete option in the context menu or by selecting the Delete option under the Token menu in the manu toolbar
As a part of a registration process, you may be asked to enter a Token name and PIN code. The Token name will be the name that Personal displays when the user is expected to select a token. The PIN code will be used to protect the content of the token.
Tokens can be used to authenticate a user to a secure Web site. Personal is automatically activated when the user performs an action that requires authentication, i.e., input of password. The authentication dialog is shown whenever a user authentication has been requested by an application.
Other situations handled in a similar way occur:
Depending on the type of web browser, different functions are invoked when the user tries to access a secure site, e.g. when entering https://<siteaddress> in the address field.
If Netscape or a Mozilla-based webb browser is used, Nexus PKCS#11 is invoked.
Normally, but not always, the first dialog box is displayed (optionally) and you must choose a digital certificate. Then the second dialog box is displayed and you will have to present the PIN code.
To sign the electronic document shown in the message window, you should select which token/certificate to use, enter the PIN code and click the Sign button otherwise click Cancel. The data to be signed is displayed in the signature window if displayed at all. Click the View button to see the data to be signed in a separate window. The data may also be saved by clicking the Save button.
When a secure Web server requests client authentication, the user will have to select an authentication certificate and then to present a PIN code.
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