UniToken Integration Guide FreeOTFE Keyfile

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Install the PKI package

This part explains how to install the PKI package that you can find inside the SDK. The End User package can be found inside the folder Redist/Enduser.

 1 Right-Click on the PKI package installation file and choose “Run as administrator”
Execute the file with an account that has administrator rights on this computer.



 2 Click on [Next] in the welcome screen.


 3 Input your username and Company Name and click on [Next].


 4 Select [Complete] and click on [Next].


 5 Click on [Install] to begin the installation of the PKI package.


 6 Verify that the install wizard completed correctly and click on [Finish].



Configure PKCS support in TrueCrypt

 1 In the main menu, go to [Settings], [Security Tokens].



 2 In the [Options] window, [PKCS#11] tab, Check [Enable PKCS#11 support] and choose the library file. By default the PKI package will install this file in the Windows\System32\ folder.

Choose where to save the settings in the field [Save above settings to] and click on OK to apply the settings.



Create an encrypted volume with FreeOTFE

 1 To create a new encrypted volume, click on [New].


 2 On the [FreeOTFE Volume Creation Wizard] welcome page, click on [Next] to start the volume creation procedure.


 3 You can choose to store the encrypted volume as a file or to encrypt a whole partition/disk. Choose the one that fits the best to your needs.

In our case, we chose to store the encrypted volume as a file.
Click on [Next] to continue.



 4 Choose where you want to store the volume and click on [Next] to continue.


 5 Choose the size of your encrypted volume and click on [Next] to continue.


 6 Keep the default encryption algorithms or change it depending on your needs. Click on [Next] to continue.


 7 Choose the elements to use to secure your volume, the more you use elements, the more you can secure your volume.

We have chosen to use Microsoft CryptoAPI and PKCS#11 token.



 8 Check that you have selected the right UniToken and click on [Next] to continue.


 9 Input a password for your encrypted volume. This doesn’t have to be the same password with your UniToken. Click on [Next] to continue.


 10 Check that the details for the new volume creation are correct and click on [Finish] to create the volume.


Access to the encrypted disk

 1 When you insert the encrypted disk in your computer, the following dialog box will appear (you can also choose to unlock automatically the disk when it is inserted).

Insert your UniToken and click on [Unlock]



 2 You will be asked to type the User PIN for your UniToken to unlock the drive. The drive will be unlocked only if the correct password is entered.


Glossary

SmartCard: is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. There are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps dedicated security logic. Microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a set of hardware, software, people, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates.

Microsoft Cryptography API, MS-CAPI is an application programming interface included with Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides services to enable developers to secure Windows-based applications using cryptography.

PKCS refers to a group of public-key cryptography standards devised and published by RSA Security.