ctbrowse – Token Browser
The ctbrowse utility is a Windows GUI application for creating tokens and objects that perform simple operations, such as encryption, decryption, signing and verification of a signature, using the mechanisms provided by the token.
This utility allows you to create or view a key pair and certificates. By selecting an object, you can view its properties. If a certificate object is selected, you can view the structure (ASN.1 format) of the certificate and encode it to various formats such as Base64 or DER.
With ctbrowse, you can create and verify a signature based on the signing mechanism.
ctbrowse is part of the SafeNet ProtectToolkit-C SDK and is installed as part of that product. See the SafeNet ProtectToolkit-C Administration Guide for more information.
Compliance
This application expects PKCS#11 V 2.20-compliant implementation and will use SafeNet extensions (see the next section) if they are available.
PKCS#11 Extensions Used
SafeNet's PKCS#11 implementation provides additional services beyond the standard definition of PKCS#11, particularly in the area of Certificate services. For example:
>Uses non-standard Attribute enumeration extension, although this version will fall back to standard methods to enumerate attributes where this extension is not available.
>PKCS#10 and X.509 creation from public key (see Drag and Drop)
>ASN.1 decoder/dumper
>Allows use of additional vendor defined mechanisms and extensions to PKCS#11
See SafeNet ProtectToolkit-C Mechanisms for a table of SafeNet vendor-defined mechanisms and extensions to PKCS#11.
Using ctbrowse with SafeNet ProtectToolkit-J
SafeNet ProtectToolkit-J is SafeNet’s Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) and Java Cryptography Extension provider (JCE) software.
Tokens and keys created with SafeNet ProtectToolkit-J can be used and manipulated with ctbrowse. Likewise, any tokens and keys set up with ctbrowse will be fully compatible with SafeNet ProtectToolkit-J. For more information, consult the Key Management section in the SafeNet ProtectToolkit-J Reference Guide.
This chapter contains the following sections:
