Modify object ID or label

This article is added for Certificate Manager 8.10.

This article describes the syntax for how to set/modify ID or label on HSM objects. The hwsetup command line tool, included in Nexus Certificate Manager (CM), is used.

Syntax

Syntax: Modify object ID or label

hwsetup -libname <pkcs11lib> [-slot <id>] [-pin <PIN>] [-nopinpad]
 [-id <CKA_ID>] [-label <CKA_LABEL>] [-login user|so]
 [-setid <newid>] [-setlabel <newlabel>] [-type <typename>]

Options and arguments

For a description of the options libname, slot, pin, nopinpad, and login and their arguments, see Generate DSA/EC/RSA key pair.

Options and Arguments	Description

Options and Arguments	Description
id <CKA_ID>	Use the object with the specified CKA_ID string.
label<CKA_LABEL>	Use the object with the specified CKA_LABEL string.
setid <CKA_ID>	Set new CKA_ID on an object.
setlabel <CKA_LABEL>	Set new CKA_LABEL on an object.
type <typename>	Filter by object type. The following types are available "pubkey", "privkey", "secretkey", or "cert".

Example

Example: Set a new label for the CKA_ID k12345678

hwsetup -libname crypto -slot 1 -pin abcd -id k12345678 -setlabel "My Test Label"

If both setid and setlabel are specified then only setid will be performed.