Smartcard formation with authentication keys

摘要

An embodiment generally relates to a method of managing tokens. The method includes detecting a presence of a token at a client and determining a status of the token. The method also includes formatting the token at the client in response to the status of the token being unformatted.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting a security token device that is un-formatted with respect to an enterprise, wherein the security token device comprises a first cryptographic authentication key and a first answer-to-reset (ATR) code; and formatting, by a processor, the security token device by:
replacing the first ATR code of the security token device with a second ATR code that is allocated to the enterprise, andreplacing the first cryptographic authentication key of the security token device with a second cryptographic authentication key that is specific to a security requirement of the enterprise.