User`s guide

3. Token Initialization /

Overview of Token Initialization

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Overview of Token Initialization

The token initialization option restores a token to its initial state. It removes all objects stored on the

token since manufacture, frees up memory, and resets the token password, allowing administrators to

initialize the token according to specific organizational requirements or security modes.

Initializing a token is useful, for example, after an employee has left a company. It completely removes

the employee’s individual certificates and other personal data from the token, preparing it to be used

by another employee.

The following data is initialized:

 Token Na me

 Token Password

 Administrator Password (optional)

 Login retries before token is locked (for token and administrator passwords)

 Token Password must be changed on first logon

 Initialization key

Using customizable parameters, you can select specific parameters that will apply to certain tokens.

These parameters may be necessary if you wish to use the token for specific applications or if you

require a specific user or administrator password on all the tokens in the organization.