PKCS #11 library attributes table for AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3

The PKCS #11 library table for AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3 contains a list of attributes that differ by key types. It indicates whether a given attribute is supported for a particular key type when using a specific cryptographic function with AWS CloudHSM.

Legend:

• ✔ indicates that CloudHSM supports the attribute for the specific key type.

• ✖ indicates that CloudHSM does not support the attribute for the specific key type.

• R indicates that the attribute value is set to read-only for the specific key type.

• S indicates that the attribute cannot be read by the GetAttributeValue as it is sensitive.

• An empty cell in the Default Value column indicates that there is no specific default value assigned to the attribute.

GenerateKeyPair

Attribute	Key Type				Default Value
	EC private	EC public	RSA private	RSA public
CKA_CLASS	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	R	R	R	R	True
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_ENCRYPT	✖	✔	✖	✔	False
CKA_DECRYPT	✔	✖	✔	✖	False
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_SIGN	✔	✖	✔	✖	False
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✖	✔3	✖
CKA_VERIFY	✖	✔	✖	✔	False
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖	✔4
CKA_WRAP	✖	✔	✖	✔	False
CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE	✖	✔	✖	✔
CKA_TRUSTED	✖	✔	✖	✔	False
CKA_WRAP_WITH_TRUSTED	✔	✖	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP	✔	✖	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE	✔	✖	✔	✖
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✖	✔	✖	True
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	R	✖	R	✖
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✖	✔	✖	True
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	R	✖	R	✖
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖	✔2
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖	✔2
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✖	✔2	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	R	R	R	R

GenerateKey

Attribute	Key Type			Default Value
	AES	DES3	Generic Secret
CKA_CLASS	✔	✔	✔
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	R	R	R	True
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_ENCRYPT	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DECRYPT	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_SIGN	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VERIFY	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖
CKA_WRAP	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE	✔	✔	✖
CKA_TRUSTED	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_WRAP_WITH_TRUSTED	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_UNWRAP	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE	✔	✔	✖
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	R	R	R
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✔2	✖	✔2
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	R	R	R

CreateObject

Attribute	Key Type							Default Value
	EC private	EC public	RSA private	RSA public	AES	DES3	Generic Secret
CKA_CLASS	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	False
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_ENCRYPT	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DECRYPT	✖	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_SIGN	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✖	✔3	✖	✖	✖	✖	False
CKA_VERIFY	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖	✔4	✖	✖	✖
CKA_WRAP	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖
CKA_TRUSTED	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_WRAP_WITH_TRUSTED	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_UNWRAP	✖	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	R	✖	R	✖	R	R	R
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	R	✖	R	✖	R	R	R
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✔2	✔2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✔2	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✔2	✔2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✔2	✔2	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✔2	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	✔2	✖	✖	✖	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

UnwrapKey

Attribute	Key Type					Default Value
	EC private	RSA private	AES	DES3	Generic Secret
CKA_CLASS	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	R	R	R	R	R	False
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_ENCRYPT	✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DECRYPT	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_SIGN	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✔3	✖	✖	✖	False
CKA_VERIFY	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_WRAP	✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	R	R	R	R	R
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	R	R	R	R	R
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	R	R	R	R	R

DeriveKey

Attribute	Key Type			Default Value
	AES	DES3	Generic Secret
CKA_CLASS	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	R	R	R	True
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_ENCRYPT	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DECRYPT	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔1	✔1	✔1	True
CKA_SIGN	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VERIFY	✔	✔	✔	False
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖
CKA_WRAP	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_UNWRAP	✔	✔	✖	False
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✔	✔	True
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	R	R	R
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	R	R	R
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✔2	✖	✔2
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	R	R	R

GetAttributeValue

Attribute	Key Type
	EC private	EC public	RSA private	RSA public	AES	DES3	Generic Secret
CKA_CLASS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_KEY_TYPE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LABEL	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ID	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_LOCAL	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_TOKEN	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_PRIVATE	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1	✔1
CKA_ENCRYPT	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖
CKA_DECRYPT	✖	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖
CKA_DERIVE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_MODIFIABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_DESTROYABLE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_SIGN	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔
CKA_SIGN_RECOVER	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VERIFY	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER	✖	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖
CKA_WRAP	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖
CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✖
CKA_TRUSTED	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔	✔
CKA_WRAP_WITH_TRUSTED	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔
CKA_UNWRAP	✖	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖
CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✖
CKA_SENSITIVE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔
CKA_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔
CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE	✔	✖	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔
CKA_ALWAYS_SENSITIVE	R	R;	R	R	R	R	R
CKA_MODULUS	✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	✖	✖
CKA_MODULUS_BITS	✖	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_1	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIME_2	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_COEFFICIENT	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_1	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EXPONENT_2	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PRIVATE_EXPONENT	✖	✖	S	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT	✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_PARAMS	✔	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_EC_POINT	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
CKA_VALUE	S	✖	✖	✖	✔2	✔2	✔2
CKA_VALUE_LEN	✖	✖	✖	✖	✔	✖	✔
CKA_CHECK_VALUE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✖

Attribute annotations

• [1] This attribute is partially supported by the firmware and must be explicitly set only to the default value.

• [2] Mandatory attribute.

• [3] Client SDK 3 only. The CKA_SIGN_RECOVER attribute is derived from the CKA_SIGN attribute. If being set, it can only be set to the same value that is set for CKA_SIGN. If not set, it derives the default value of CKA_SIGN. Since CloudHSM only supports RSA-based recoverable signature mechanisms, this attribute is currently applicable to RSA public keys only.

• [4] Client SDK 3 only. The CKA_VERIFY_RECOVER attribute is derived from the CKA_VERIFY attribute. If being set, it can only be set to the same value that is set for CKA_VERIFY. If not set, it derives the default value of CKA_VERIFY. Since CloudHSM only supports RSA-based recoverable signature mechanisms, this attribute is currently applicable to RSA public keys only.