Latvia e-ID PinTool - User Guide

I. Introduction. 2

II. Welcome screen. 2

A. Connect to a card reader 2

B. Change the language. 3

III. Card information screen. 3

A. Export Certificate. 5

B. Change PIN1 or Change PIN2. 5

C. Unblock PIN1 or Unblock PIN2. 6

I. Introduction

This document describes how to use the Latvia e-ID PinTool.

II. Welcome screen

At the start of the Middleware, there is the Welcome screen (figure 1).

Figure 1: Home screen

A. Connect to a card reader

Plug a card reader and insert a Latvia e-ID card. Then click on “Connect to a card reader” to read the card and access the “Card Information” screen.

B. Change the language

To change the language, click on the “Settings” button at the left top corner, then move the cursor on “Language”, then click on any language. (Figure 2)

Figure 2: Change language

III. Card information screen

The Card Information screen contains 3 tabs:

- Authentication Certificate (Figure 3)

- Signature Certificate (Figure 4)

- Ciphering Certificate (Figure 5)

Figure 3: Authentication Certificate

Figure 4: Signature Certificate

Figure 5: Ciphering Certificate

In these tabs, there are 3 buttons: “Export Certificate”, “Change PIN1 (or PIN2)”, and “Unblock PIN1 (or PIN2)”.

A. Export Certificate

Click on the “Export Certificate” button to export the certificate on the computer.

B. Change PIN1 or Change PIN2

It opens a popup box (figure 6).

Figure 6: Change PIN

Fill the 3 fields to change the PIN1 (or PIN2 for the “Signature Certificate” tab). When it’s done correctly, the “Ok” button becomes active (Figure 7). Click on it to validate the change.

Figure 7: Change PIN OK

If all is right, a popup appears (Figure 8).

Figure 8: PIN changed

C. Unblock PIN1 or Unblock PIN2

The Unblock PIN screen is like the change PIN screen, but with the PUK and not the Current PIN.

Figure 9: Unblock PIN