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CA ArcotID PKI Client Reference Guide › ArcotID PKI As a Software Smartcard › Key Features › Password Caching

Password Caching

By default, the online and offline passwords are cached so that the user need not enter the password for every security operation. This cached password can be used any number of times.

You can configure the period and the maximum number of times the cached password can be used. After the validity period expires or the cached password is used for the maximum number of times configured, the password stored in the cache is deleted. For any subsequent operations related to the key bag access, the users will be prompted for their password.

The following table lists the ArcotID PKI cache attributes for online and offline passwords:

Attribute

Description

OnlinePasswordCacheExpiryMinutes

This ArcotID PKI attribute specifies the minutes for which the cached password can be used. You have to set the value of this attribute to the period that you want to use the cached value.

Supported Values:

  • <n>: Indicates the minutes for which the cached password can be used.

OfflinePasswordCacheExpiryMinutes

OnlinePasswordCacheNumberOfUse

This ArcotID PKI attribute specifies the number of times the cached password can be used. You have to set the value of this attribute to the number of times you want your users to perform key bag-related operations without entering their password.

Supported Values:

  • <n>: Indicates the number of times the cached password can be used.
  • 0: Indicates that the cached password can be used any number of times.
  • -1: Indicates that the password cannot be cached, and the user must enter their password for every key bag-related operation.

OfflinePasswordCacheNumberOfUse