Adding and removing slots

The Administrator can use the ctconf utility to add or remove slots in ProtectToolkit-C.

Adding slots

When adding slots, new slots will have no effect on existing slots.

To add slots

This example will add 2 slots to the current configuration. The user will be prompted for the Administrator’s PIN.

ctconf -c2

After adding slots, smart card and admin slot numbers will be readjusted automatically. Each token in the newly-created slots must be initialized, as described in Token initialization.

Removing slots

Before removing slots from ProtectToolkit-C, ensure that the user or an application is not currently accessing a token within that slot. Removal of a slot should only be undertaken after ensuring that the contained token and objects are no longer in use.

To remove slots

This example will permanently remove slot 2 from ProtectToolkit-C. The user will be prompted for the Administrator’s PIN.

ctconf -d2