Telesec Netkey E4 / Telesec Netkey 3.0
The TeleSec cards of German T-Systems are very popular amongst companies requiring mass-/batch signatures or which need the extra portion of security.
Furthermore it is very popular as digital ID card in various German States.
TeleSec Cards exist in various models. The suggested model for fast signatures for batch- and mass signatures is the plain 1024 Bit Netkey Card. The Netkey 3.0 is the ideal solution for the extra portion of security since it operates only with secure channels to make USB Sniffing impossible. The Netkey 3.0 Card uses 2048 Bit Signatures.
TeleSec smart cards are based on TCOS 2 (1024 Bit) and TCOS 3 (2048 Bit) and offer an excellent signature performance making it the ideal card for high volume signature service provider.
FAQ
I loaded alternative certificates in my signature card. How can I use them?
You need to open the file
wrocklage\cardini.ini. Change there the value C000/C500 to 43B1, 43B2 or 43B3 etc.
I am using the Netkey 3.0 Card and was wondering that Aloaha asked twice for a PIN the first time I signed with the qualified certificate.
The Telesec Netkey 3.0 Card requires a secure channel to be able to use the qualified signature. The first time a secure channel is being etablished between Aloaha and the Smart Card Aloahas Public Key has to loaded into the card. Saving of Data into the Netkey Card required the Cardholder PIN.
How can I use the Signature Certificate of the PKS application instead of the Signature Certificate of the SigG Application?
You need to add the following entry in your cardini.ini
NKSOnly = 1
How can I reset the Aloaha Certificate Cache?
You need to empty the directory
certificates and delete the key HKCU\Software\Aloaha\csp\cache
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