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Smart card installation

Read our Smart card quickstarter guide: learn how to install and initialize a cryptographic device under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X or Windows.

Start here if you have bought a Feitian PKI card or a Feitian PKI USB token or a Feitian ePass 2003 USB token.

GNU/Linux Mac OS X Windows

The tutorial covers all steps, including:

  • Choosing a smart card and/or a crypto token
  • Installation under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X or Windows
  • Initialization
  • PIN code setting
  • Creation of a RSA key pair and of a self-signed X.509 certificate
  • Basic smart card management
  • Smart card troubleshooting

Workshops
You may also read our slide of workshops, which are a good introduction to smartcards: