Automated Search for token support DLLs

To initiate a search for a token library, open your menu:

Start -> All Programs -> OpenFortress -> AnyCryptoki -> Select Middleware

This runs a disk scan in the background. This takes long, but only the first time you need to do it. After some time, you will be given a popup screen that shows you what choices exist on your system.

You will normally get a single choice.

If you get nothing to choose from, you have a problem with your token drivers. Either they are not installed (look into your token manual or ask your token supplier for help on this) or your token drivers are not suitable for some reason. The most probably cause is improper compatibility with the PKCS #11 standard.

Manual DLL installation

A little tool on our website will help you generate a registry file that you can install if you need to manually override the scans explained above. These registry settings are specific for your kind of token.

In the token manual, find the DLL that implements PKCS #11, which is also known as Cryptoki. It is a path name on your disk, usually starting with C:\WINDOWS\system32\ and ending in .DLL. Lower case and upper case letters may vary, and even the words in the path names may differ from token to token.

Visit our online tool and enter the path name on your system exactly as it is given in your manual. Click the button to receive the registry file for your token. On IE, you can directly Run the file, and you'll be done.

With IE you may also Save first, and with FireFox you should Download it too. If you save it on your Desktop it will show up with an icon like this:

If you like, you can right-click and select Edit, so you can inspect this file before installing it. It is a harmless simple file as you will see.

Double-click to install, confirm the popup request and read the messages to see if it has worked. If you made no typo's, your Shaman Agent should now continue to load properly without any further popups.

How to stop the Shaman Agent

You can ignore the error popup while you are making the repairs shown above. After you're done, click OK on the message box(es) that appear and in one or two such clicks you should see the welcome screen of the Shaman Agent, and the agent's icon will appear in the System Tray.

If you cannot get your token working right away, you should stop the Shaman Agent manually. To this effect, type Ctrl-Alt-Del (all three keys at the same time) and on the popup window click the Processes tab. Look for the process shaman-agent.exe, click on it and at the bottom click End Process.