On 2025-09-09 Jeremy Cline <[email protected]> wrote:
> Package: p11-kit
> Version: 0.25.5-3

> When I attempt to use a key stored in SoftHSM via OpenSSL's pkcs11 provider, 
> the openssl command hangs forever. I'm trying this from a Debian sid 
> container, but it also happens in Debian trixie and I first noticed this in a 
> Ubuntu 24.04 instance in GitHub actions. I'm not entirely sure if this is a 
> p11-kit issue, or a softhsm2 issue - I've got softhsm2 2.6.1-3 installed - or 
> something else.

> Here's the reproducer script:

> apt update && apt install -y softhsm2 openssl opensc pkcs11-provider p11-kit
> softhsm2-util --init-token --slot=0 --label=test --pin=secret-password 
> --so-pin=1234
> pkcs11-tool --module=/usr/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so --login 
> --pin=secret-password --keypairgen --label=binding-key --key-type=rsa:4096 
> --usage-decrypt --usage-sign --id=1

> # this command hangs on futex
> openssl req -x509 -provider pkcs11 -passin pass:secret-password -subj 
> /CN=Test -key 
> "pkcs11:model=SoftHSM%20v2;manufacturer=SoftHSM%20project;token=test;object=binding-key;id=%01;type=private"
>  -out cert.pem
[...]

Hello,

Might be I am missing the obvious but I just do not see where this
involves p11-kit? Neither pkcs11-provider nor pkcs11-tool (from opensc)
nor openenssl are using p11-kit afaict.

cu Andreas
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