Cryptographic Token Interface Standard

PKCS#11


Common attributes

The following table defines the attributes common to all objects:

Table 14, Common Object Attributes
Attribute Data Type Meaning
CKA_CLASS1 CK_OBJECT_CLASS Object class (type)

1Must be specified when object is created

Cryptoki Version 2.1 supports the following values for CKA_CLASS (i.e., the following classes (types) of objects): CKO_HW_FEATURE, CKO_DATA, CKO_CERTIFICATE, CKO_PUBLIC_KEY, CKO_PRIVATE_KEY, and CKO_SECRET_KEY.


RSA Security Inc. Public-Key Cryptography Standards - PKCS#11 - v210