Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Ondřej Surý" <ond...@debian.org>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Package name : softhsm Version : 1.1.2 Upstream Author : Rickard Bellgrim, .SE (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation) * URL : http://trac.opendnssec.org/wiki/SoftHS * License : BSD Programming Lang: C Description : a cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 OpenDNSSEC handles and stores its cryptographic keys via the PKCS#11 interface. This interface specifies how to communicate with cryptographic devices such as HSM:s (Hardware Security Modules) and smart cards. The purpose of these devices is, among others, to generate cryptographic keys and sign information without revealing private-key material to the outside world. They are often designed to perform well on these specific tasks compared to ordinary processes in a normal computer. . A potential problem with the use of the PKCS#11 interface is that it might limit the wide spread use of OpenDNSSEC, since a potential user might not be willing to invest in a new hardware device. To counter this effect, OpenDNSSEC is providing a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS#11 interface, the SoftHSM. SoftHSM is designed to meet the requirements of OpenDNSSEC, but can also work together with other cryptographic products because of the PKCS#11 interface. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAktYhbgACgkQ9OZqfMIN8nNszgCfSOkrj3p6EicKIRGCLiNILCbm EVcAnRcrnnf9DAs0iTq2nRcKVkzKiII4 =a2SG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
