Cryptographic Token Interface Standard

PKCS#11

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CK_SLOT_INFO Reference

CK_SLOT_INFO

CK_SLOT_INFO provides information about a slot. More...

Data Fields
CK_CHAR	slotDescription [64]
	character-string description of the slot (the type of interface between the device and the computer); must be padded with the blank character (' '). More...
CK_CHAR	manufacturerID [32]
	ID of the "slot" manufacturer; must be padded with the blank character (' '). More...
CK_FLAGS	flags
	bits flags that provide capabilities of the slot. More...

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Detailed Description

CK_SLOT_INFO

CK_SLOT_INFO provides information about a slot. It is defined as follows:

slotDescription	character-string description of the slot (the type of interface between the device and the computer); must be padded with the blank character (' ')
manufacturerID	ID of the "slot" manufacturer; must be padded with the blank character (' ')
flags	bits flags that provide capabilities of the slot.

The following table defines the flags.

Table 7-1, Slot Information Flags

Bit Flag	Mask	Meaning
CKF_TOKEN_PRESENT	0x0001	TRUE if a token is present in the slot (e.g., a device is in the reader)
CKF_REMOVABLE_DEVICE	0x0002	TRUE if the reader supports removable devices
CKF_HW_SLOT	0x0004	TRUE if the slot is a hardware slot as opposed to a software slot implementing a "soft token"

CK_SLOT_INFO_PTR

CK_SLOT_INFO_PTR points to a CK_SLOT_INFO structure. It is implementation dependent.

CK_TOKEN_INFO

CK_TOKEN_INFO provides information about a token. It is defined as follows:

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Field Documentation

CK_CHAR slotDescription[64]

character-string description of the slot (the type of interface between the device and the computer); must be padded with the blank character (' ').

CK_CHAR manufacturerID[32]

ID of the "slot" manufacturer; must be padded with the blank character (' ').

CK_FLAGS flags

bits flags that provide capabilities of the slot.

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RSA Security Inc. Public-Key Cryptography Standards - PKCS#11 - v100