PKI software tokens (or soft tokens) are a price-efficient alternative to smart cards and are typically used for authentication at VPN access point and web services or for digital signature of emails and documents. The following workflow provide the opportunity for role-based enrollment and certificate management for software tokens. For more information on use cases and roles, see below. 

Use case overview

Issue software token

• Request or issue software token

Maintain software token

• Renew software token

• Replace all software tokens

• Recover software tokens

• Send encryption software tokens to stand-in

• Person forgot software token password

Lock software token

• Revoke all software tokens

For more information on the roles in the workflows, see Roles in Digital ID. 

Self-service use cases