Initialization process for security token function involves creating virtual security token in secure region of host system

摘要

The initialization process for a physical security token (20) in a host system (10). A virtualization process (34, 36, 38) based on the physical token creates a virtual one (30) in a secure region of the host system. The required initialization data are sent via an encrypted channel (32) from the physical token to the host system, so that the virtual one initializes the function without recourse to the physical one.