Is it possible to modify the PIN of an nCipher Admin Card Set card?
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2006-07-25
Article Number
000048718
Applies To
RSA Certificate Manager
Keon Certificate Authority
nCipher KeySafe
nCipher hardware module
Issue
Is it possible to modify the PIN of an nCipher Admin Card Set card?
Error: "Cannot recover Administrator Card Pass Phrase - please enter an Operator card to recover"
Error: "Unable to recover admin card passphrase / PIN"
Resolution
To modify the PIN of an Admin Card Set (ACS) card, you must know the actual PIN. If you don't know it, it is not possible to recover the PIN using the Recover option in KeySafe.

If you have lost the PIN, your only option is to replace the ACS.