Question
How can I delete a certificate from a smart card with GIDS applet?
Answer
You need admin rights for the procedure.
Please follow the steps below to delete a certificate from a smart card with GIDS applet:
Step-by-Step
- Open a command line, enter certutil -scinfo and press the enter key.
- You will asked for the user PIN of the token. Enter the user pin and click "OK".
- After a few seconds you will asked again for the user PIN. Enter the user pin and click "OK".
- The window "Certificate List" appears. Click "OK".
- You will get a list of all installed certificates on your token. For deleting a certain certificate you need the name of the key container.
- Next enter the command certutil -delkey -csp "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider" "<key container name>" and press the enter key.
- You will asked for the user PIN of the token. Enter the user pin and click "OK".
- After entering the user PIN you will get the message "CertUtil: -delkey command completed successfully".
- If you enter certutil -scinfo again, the deleted certificate shouldn't be listed anymore.
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