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Re: A PKI Question: PKCS11-> PKCS12

To: "RAGHAVENDRAN H. (SSG) - CTD, Chennai." <raghavh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: A PKI Question: PKCS11-> PKCS12
From: Rich Salz <rsalz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 14:30:43 -0500
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It completely depends on the card; some allow you to "export" private
keys, and some do not.

The reason to keep them on the card is so that they cannot be "stolen." 
If key is in software, you'll never know if someone makes a copy.  If
it's in hardware, then you know when the device is gone.
	/r$
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  - From: RAGHAVENDRAN H. (SSG) - CTD, Chennai.

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