About data object


It displays detailed information of the data object selected in the information tree.

The data object information includes:

Application
The name of the application that is the data object manager. Optional entry.
Label
The name of the object.
PIN protected
Information whether the data object value is publicly accessible or whether the reading is subject to PIN entering.
Data length
The data value length in bytes.
Data value
The data value statement. 3 columns of information are displayed: data offset, data in a hexadecimal format and data in a text format. The text file stored in the card will be displayed as text only.
If the data reading is PIN secured and the data has not been read yet, the option to read the PIN protected value from a card shall be displayed.
Data object can be deleted
An option to delete data object from a card is displayed. The data object can be deleted.
Data object can be updated
The content of the data object that has been imported into the card from the file, can be updated.
Data object can be exported
The data object imported into the card, can be exported into the file.

The data objects on CryptoPlus cards are user defined data. They can have any format suggested by the application that manages the data object.
File, imported into a card through Card Manager can be a special type of data object.

The data object values can be PIN protected. Consequently, data objects can be used to store confidential data (passwords, codes,...)
To access the data objects PKCS#11 interface is used typically.