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Key
Possible values
Default
Characters
"InitialPINChars"
0
‒
digits only
1
‒
at least 1 digit + 1 letter
2
‒
at least 1 digit, 1 1 special character
100
‒
no limitations
100
Length
"InitialPINLength"
6
‒
16 characters
6
These keys are synchronized with
pba.config
(UEFI/GPT)/
pinPolicy.config
(Legacy BIOS/MBR) on the boot partition during the full-disk encryption and when
the R&S
Trusted
Disk application is closed.
6.3
R&S
Trusted
Disk key update
If you want to update the key used for encryption to a new key, e.g. because you want
to migrate to a stronger bit length key, but keep the same smart card, you have to put
another key and certificate on the smart card. If you use the R&S
Trusted
Objects
Man-
ager PKI (starting with version 19.08.1), you can add another Trusted
Disk
certificate/key to the smart card profile.
After adjusting the smart card profile and updating the smart card with R&S
Trus-
ted
Identity
Manager, you can perform the key update with R&S
Trusted
Disk. For the
system volume, the key update is performed when the R&S
Trusted
Disk application is
started. For external devices, the key update is performed when the device is mounted.
R&S
Trusted
Disk chooses the certificate with the strongest bit length and the longest
validity, whereas bit length wins over validity.
For more information on updating a smart card profile, refer to the R&S
Trusted
Iden-
tity
Manager administration manual.
●
R&S
Trusted
Disk updates the key if a new valid key with a larger key length or a
longer validity is available on the smart card.
●
Only certificates with Trusted
Disk extended key usage are selected to update
existing keys. OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.30205.13.1.1.
●
The best key for the key update is determined automatically; keys with a larger key
length are preferred over keys with a longer validity.
●
Existing 2048-bit RSA keys can be updated to a new 2048-bit RSA key. Downgrad-
ing from an RSA key larger than 2048-bit to a 2048-bit RSA key is not possible.
R&S
Trusted
Disk key update