Four PKCS #11 OASIS Standards published

[Paul Knight <paul.knight@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS Members,

We are pleased to announce the publication of four PKCS #11 specifications as OASIS Standards.

The OASIS Standards announced today are:
PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Base Specification Version 3.0
PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Profiles Version 3.0
PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Current Mechanisms Specification Version 3.0
PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Historical Mechanisms Specification Version 3.0

These PKCS #11 specifications define a platform-independent API to cryptographic tokens, such as hardware security modules and smart cards. The API itself is named "Cryptoki" (from "cryptographic token interface" and pronounced as "crypto-key").
- "Base Specification" defines data types, functions and other basic components of the PKCS #11 Cryptoki interface.
- "Profiles" is intended for developers and architects who wish to design systems and applications that conform to the PKCS #11 Cryptoki standard.
- "Current Mechanisms" defines mechanisms that are anticipated for use with the current version of PKCS #11.
- "Historical Mechanisms" defines mechanisms for PKCS #11 that are no longer in general use.

The prose specifications and related files are available here:

PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Base Specification Version 3.0
OASIS Standard
15 June 2020

Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-base/v3.0/os/pkcs11-base-v3.0-os.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-base/v3.0/os/pkcs11-base-v3.0-os.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-base/v3.0/os/pkcs11-base-v3.0-os.pdf
PKCS #11 header files:
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/pkcs11/tree/master/working/3-00-current
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PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Profiles Version 3.0
OASIS Standard
15 June 2020

Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.0/os/pkcs11-profiles-v3.0-os.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.0/os/pkcs11-profiles-v3.0-os.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.0/os/pkcs11-profiles-v3.0-os.pdf
PKCS #11 header files:
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/pkcs11/tree/master/working/3-00-current
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PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Current Mechanisms Specification Version 3.0
OASIS Standard
15 June 2020

Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-curr/v3.0/os/pkcs11-curr-v3.0-os.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-curr/v3.0/os/pkcs11-curr-v3.0-os.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-curr/v3.0/os/pkcs11-curr-v3.0-os.pdf
PKCS #11 header files:
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/pkcs11/tree/master/working/3-00-current
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PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface Historical Mechanisms Specification Version 3.0
OASIS Standard
15 June 2020

Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-hist/v3.0/os/pkcs11-hist-v3.0-os.docx
HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-hist/v3.0/os/pkcs11-hist-v3.0-os.html
PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-hist/v3.0/os/pkcs11-hist-v3.0-os.pdf
PKCS #11 header files:
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/pkcs11/tree/master/working/3-00-current
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For your convenience, OASIS provides a complete package of the specification documents and any related files in ZIP distribution files. You can download the ZIP files at:
"Base Specification":
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-base/v3.0/os/pkcs11-base-v3.0-os.zip
"Profiles":
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-profiles/v3.0/os/pkcs11-profiles-v3.0-os.zip
"Current Mechanisms":
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-curr/v3.0/os/pkcs11-curr-v3.0-os.zip
"Historical Mechanisms":
https://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-hist/v3.0/os/pkcs11-hist-v3.0-os.zip

Our congratulations to the TC on achieving this milestone.Â

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Paul Knight....Document Process Analyst

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