Deleting tokens

You can delete tokens from the TKDS with the PKCS11 Token utility. There are two ways to delete a token:

Using the Token Management Main Menu panel

  1. On the Token Management Main Menu panel, specify the full name of the token in the name field and option 2 and press ENTER.
    Figure 1. ICSF Token Management - main menu panel
    CSFTBR00 ------------- ICSF Token Management - Main Menu -—--------—
    
      1 Create a new token
      2 Delete an existing token
      3 Manage an existing token
      4 List existing tokens
    
      Full or partial token name _____________________________________
    
    Press ENTER to go to the selected option.
    Press END to exit to the previous menu.
    
    OPTION ===> 2
     
  2. The Delete Confirmation panel appears. If you want to delete the token, specify a Y in the answer field and press ENTER. If you do not want to delete the token, press END.
    Figure 2. Delete Confirmation panel
    CSFTBR02 -------------- ICSF - Delete Confirmation -----------------------
                                                                               
    Are you sure you want to delete token SAMPLE.TOKEN?                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
    ===> __   Enter Y to confirm                                               
     
  3. When the deletion is successful, the PKCS11 Token Delete Successful panel is displayed.
    Figure 3. Token Delete Successful panel
    CSFTBR03 ----------- ICSF - PKCS11 Token Delete Successful --------------------
    
                                                                                   
    Token name ==> SAMPLE.TOKEN    
                   
    Token was deleted successfully                    
                  
                                                                                                        
    Press END to return to the previous menu.                                      
                                                                                   
    COMMAND ===>           
     

Using the List tokens panel

  1. On the Token Management Main Menu panel, specify option 4 and press ENTER to display the List Tokens panel. You can specify a partial name in the name field.
    Figure 4. ICSF Token Management - main menu panel
    CSFTBR00 ------------- ICSF Token Management - Main Menu -—--------—
    
      1 Create a new token
      2 Delete an existing token
      3 Manage an existing token
      4 List existing tokens
    
      Full or partial token name _____________________________________
    
    Press ENTER to go to the selected option.
    Press END to exit to the previous menu.
    
    OPTION ===> 4
     
  2. On the List Tokens panel, specify D next to the token or tokens you want to delete.
    Figure 5. ICSF Token Management – List Tokens panel
    CSFTBR10 ------------ ICSF Token Management - List Tokens ---- Row 1 to 4 of 4
      
      Select a token to manage(M) or delete(D) then press ENTER
    
      Press END to return to the previous menu.
    
    D SAMPLE.TOKEN
    _ TOKEN.BOB
    _ TOKEN.FRED
    _ TOKEN.FRED.SECONDARY
    
    COMMAND ===>
     
  3. When you press ENTER, the Delete Confirmation panel appears for each token you selected to delete. If you want to delete this record, enter Y and press ENTER. If you do not want to delete this record, press END.
    Figure 6. ICSF Token Management – Delete Confirmation panel
    CSFTBR02 ----- ICSF - Delete Confirmation -----
    
    Are you sure you want to delete token SAMPLE.TOKEN?
    
    ===> Y   Enter Y to confirm
    
    COMMAND ===>
     
  4. When the deletion is successful, the PKCS11 Token Delete Successful panel is displayed.
    Figure 7. ICSF Token Management – Token Delete Successful panel
    CSFTBR03 -------- ICSF - PKCS11 Token Delete Successful -----------
    
    Token name ==> SAMPLE.TOKEN
    
    Token was deleted successfully.
    
    Press END to exit to the previous menu.
    
    COMMAND ===>