1PKCSSLOTD(8)                     openCryptoki                     PKCSSLOTD(8)
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NAME

6       pkcsslotd - shared memory manager for opencryptoki
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DESCRIPTION

10       The  pkcsslotd  daemon  manages PKCS#11 objects between PKCS#11-enabled
11       applications. When 2 or more processes are accessing the  same  crypto‐
12       graphic token, the daemon is notified and updates each application when
13       the token's objects change.
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NOTES

17       Only one instance of the pkcsslotd daemon  should  be  running  on  any
18       given host. If a prior instance of pkcsslotd did not shut down cleanly,
19       then it may leave an allocated shared memory segment on the system. The
20       allocated memory segment can be identified by its key and can be safely
21       removed once the daemon is stopped with the ipcrm command, such as:
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25       In order to prevent a denial of service against the daemon, the  shared
26       memory  segment  is created with group ownership by the "pkcs11" group.
27       Any application that requires access to a pkcs11 token must be run by a
28       user who's a member of the "pkcs11" group.
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SEE ALSO

32       opencryptoki(7),
33       pkcsconf(1),
34       pk_config_data(5),
35       pkcs11_startup(1).
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392.3.1                              May 2007                       PKCSSLOTD(8)
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