Detailed features list

Features

Jira ticket no	Description

Jira ticket no

Description

PER-4446

PIN caching in CryptoTokenKit (CTK)

PIN is now cached in CTK by default. This is controlled by the "CTK.CloseP11Sessions" configuration option and has been also been enabled in the "CSP_PKCS11" config section.

PER-4449

Automatic import of CA certificates in Windows

It is now possible to configure the Personal Desktop minidriver to automatically import CA certificates from the card to user certificates store in Windows. This is controlled by the "minidriver.EnableCARoots" configuration option and is disabled by default.

PER-4480

Plugout uses native SSL backend on macOS

Plugout now uses native SSL backend (SecureTransport) on macOS.

Corrected bugs

Jira ticket no	Description

Jira ticket no	Description
PER-4482	Certificates that do not have matching key(s) on the card can be saved in the Certificate Directory File (CDF) if "OtherCDF" (for usefulCertificates) is not available.
PER-4486	Since all supported Firefox versions now use native CNG API on Windows, "AlwaysLoggedInMode" needed for usable PKCS#11 behavior was disabled by default.
PER-4487	There was an issue where Personal Desktop Client crashed with some YubiKey profiles. This has been fixed.

There has been a change in default Windows configuration file regarding Firefox browser – see https://doc.nexusgroup.com/display/PUB/Firefox+interoperability+for+Personal+Desktop+Client for rationale. If you want to keep using Firefox with PKCS#11 interface instead of native OS integration on Windows, re-enable “P11_AlwaysLoggedInMode=1” in the configuration file for it.

Limitations

With this version of Personal Desktop Client we support macOS versions 12.3 and 11.6. This means that macOS version 10 is no longer supported.
Support for the new Cosmo V7 and Cosmo V8.2 cards on macOS is limited to PKCS#11.
The browse dialog for soft token import does not work on macOS Catalina. Instead, manually enter the full path to the soft token and click Import. For more information, see Personal Desktop Client user's guide.
Windows 7 is supported only under extended contract. Contact Nexus for further information.

Contact

Contact Information

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Support

Nexus offers maintenance and support services for Nexus Personal Desktop Client to customers and partners. For more information, please refer to the Nexus Technical Support at www.nexusgroup.com/support/, or contact your local sales representative.

Nexus Documentation

Release note Personal Desktop Client 5.8.3