![]() | Cryptographic Token Interface Standard |
PKCS#11 |
Sections | |
X.509 certificate objects |
Certificate objects (object class CKO_CERTIFICATE) hold public-key certificates. Other than providing access to certificate objects, Cryptoki does not attach any special meaning to certificates. The following table defines the common certificate object attributes, in addition to the common attributes listed in Table 14 :
Table 16, Common Certificate Object Attributes
Attribute | Data type | Meaning |
CKA_CERTIFICATE_TYPE1 | CK_CERTIFICATE_TYPE | Type of certificate |
1Must be specified when the object is created.
The CKA_CERTIFICATE_TYPE attribute may not be modified after an object is created.