Can you require both a password and a smart card to unlock a bitlocker drive?

I seen you can associate a smart card when you encrypt the drive with bitlocker, but I am not sure if …

You can unlock with a smart card as an alternative to your password that you set (not the recovery key);
Or it is the smart card an … Continue reading Can you require both a password and a smart card to unlock a bitlocker drive?

How to implement challenge-response authentication using PKCS11

I have been searching for a way to use challenge-response over PKCS11, is that possible? I have found that it is possible for Windows Minidriver, but all the PKCS11 challenge-response protocols are custom and vendor defined.
How can someon… Continue reading How to implement challenge-response authentication using PKCS11

Using USB Security Token with PIN-Pad for Secure PIN Entry [closed]

PIN-pad smartcard readers (class 2) for secure PIN entry exist, but I have only seen them for smartcards (that come in a card form factor) and they are both a PIN-pad and a card reader. Is there something analogous for USB security tokens … Continue reading Using USB Security Token with PIN-Pad for Secure PIN Entry [closed]

Is there a way to store a verification-hash of a secret on a ‘consumer HSM’ like Yubikey or another WebAuthn device?

Context: I’m trying to design an SRS solution for your personal secrets – "Anki for passwords." (This is mostly a learning-exercise, to help me develop my intuition for writing secure(-ish?) code, and to explore the problem-spac… Continue reading Is there a way to store a verification-hash of a secret on a ‘consumer HSM’ like Yubikey or another WebAuthn device?