> All the HSMs I've worked with start their system daemons automatically;
> but the applications using them must still authenticate themselves to
> the HSM before keys can be used. How do the cards you've worked with
> authenticate the application if no PINs are involved?
Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. When I think PIN I think of a keypad and
secure channel to the HSM. Not the name/password used by the application.
For that, of course, you're right -- the application needs it.
/r$
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