Smart ID Desktop App metadata tool

This article is updated for Smart ID Desktop App 1.12.1.

This article describes the Smart ID Desktop App metadata tool. The tool is available for download from version 1.3.5 of Smart ID Desktop App.

With the tool you can gather information about Smart ID Desktop App metadata for backup or in order to investigate issues with Smart ID Desktop App. The tool also allows you to easily modify Smart ID Desktop App settings. This can be used to customize Smart ID Desktop App settings directly with the app installation, or to restore it.

The tool is not a part of the installation, but can be downloaded from the same area that Smart ID Desktop App is downloaded from (Nexus Support portal).

See also the prerequisites below regarding what version of Smart ID Desktop App is required.

Download the Smart ID Desktop App metadata tool

The tool is distributed as self contained binary (no install required). You can download the file, MetadataTool.exe, from Nexus Support portal.

Run the tool via command line

Go to the folder that includes the binary file (MetadataTool.exe):
CODE
```
cd <folder_path>
```
Run MetadataTool.exe with the desired options (see the "Options" section below).
1. Use MetadataTool.exe --help to view all options.
2. To show log information, use the option -v or --verbose
  Example: Run metadata tool with logging enabled
  
  CODE
```
MetadataTool.exe -d -v
```

Options for MetadataTool.exe

These are the options for MetadataTool.exe:

Option	Type	Description
-i, --import	String	Path to the json file with import data.
-c, --clean	Switch	Can be used as an additional parameter with `import`. If selected it restores the app to factory settings prior to import.
-d, --dump	Switch	Outputs Smart ID Desktop App metadata as json string.
-t, --installtype	String	Either store or sideload. Need only when both variants of Smart ID Desktop App are installed. Note: This option is listed only for compatibility with earlier versions of Smart ID Desktop App. It will not work for the current and future versions.
-m, --migrateToStoreFromSideload	Switch	Store version metadata are replaced by those of sideload version. All store version metadata will be lost. Note: This option is listed only for compatibility with earlier versions of Smart ID Desktop App. It will not work for the current and future versions.
-n, --migrateToSideloadFromStore	Switch	Sideload version metadata are replaced by those of store version. All sideload version metadata will be lost. Note: This option is listed only for compatibility with earlier versions of Smart ID Desktop App. It will not work for the current and future versions.
-v, --verbose	Switch	Displays log details.
-s, --SignJson	String	Outputs json file with signed secure value and PC info. Requires access to Nexus Azure key vault.
-g, --GetComputerInfo	Switch	Outputs computer info relevant to secure value import.
--help		Displays the help screen.
--version		Displays version information.

Gather information about Smart ID Desktop App settings for backup and debug purposes

Prerequisites

Downloaded MetadataTool.exe
Smart ID Desktop App version later or equal to 1.3.0.

Gather information in json file

To gather information about the Smart ID Desktop App settings and profile metadata, use one of these methods:

Print to the console, or
Export into a file.

Print the Smart ID Desktop App settings and profile metadata to the console

1. To print the Smart ID Desktop App settings and profile metadata to the console in json format, use the following command:

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MetadataTool.exe -d

or

CODE

MetadataTool.exe --dump

Export the Smart ID Desktop App settings and profile metadata into a file

2. To export the Smart ID Desktop App settings and profile metadata into a file (saved in the folder that includes the binary file), use the following command:

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MetadataTool.exe -d > output_file_name.json

or

CODE

MetadataTool.exe --dump > output_file_name.json

When exporting into a file, DO NOT USE the verbose option.

Output format of the json file

Data is organized into these groups.

AppData (UWP appdata - not to be modified)
Settings (user adjustable Desktop App settings)
Profiles (profile data)
Secured Parameters (adjustable only in cooperation with Nexus personnel)

Modify or restore Smart ID Desktop App settings

You can import a file with settings to change the configuration of Smart ID Desktop App.

Prerequisites

Downloaded MetadataTool.exe
Smart ID Desktop App version later or equal to 1.3.5.
It is strongly recommended to backup the Smart ID Desktop App settings before you continue.

Prepare the json file

These are the structural options for the json file.

The json file can have the same format as the json that was dumped when gathering information, as described above:

Example: Full json file

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{
  "Appdata": {
    "currentVersion": "0.10.41.0",
    "FirstUseTime": 132284845977922598,
    "FirstVersionInstalled": "0.10.41.0",
    "IsFirstRun": true
  },
  "Settings": {
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "true",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false"
  },
  "Profiles": {
    "Profile-526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 4:33:58 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/9df91ea5-e243-45c5-af63-9fa150115b68",
      "CardIdentifier": "ffcdd17d-8227-40fb-b1e0-8d0c0d380d1b",
      "DeleteDisabled": "true",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|pex-17dd3bd7-75ed-4a71-84a2-bcc85-07718|74f7ce30e86197ebf2131d2876e0c934255fd0db",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 10",
      "SmartCardId": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "e1bdd8b9-d405-4687-8710-61aa70febfe1",
      "Type": "VSC",
      "UserId": "userASS"
    },
    "Profile-87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:54:14 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/60715a91-45d4-4a34-90c3-d9d327f902ec",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|ee5b50d6a4b8b24a19b9011d781c5bdf_090eae2c-b3cb-4fff-8ec8-70f4c344736b|8ee194c6dd374fd3810fcadb2bbfb981eeb7aaf0",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "426473a7-6e4e-4fb3-8896-5a285f94c4b4",
      "Type": "Software",
      "UserId": "OS19FF111801"
    },
    "Profile-8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:55:39 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\42bead215599cadb8c1c6c700dc0e63d800890f7.PCPKEY|4cf81c7f91a61a5b10bb3e8a56c0b5e9e72b87e6",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40",
      "Type": "TPM",
      "UserId": "OS191ff11801"
    },
    "Profile-9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:13:19 PM",
      "BoxUri": "NA",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "ha",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Issuer": "Nexus CM Bootstrap CA",
      "KeyList": "FileP12|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\b5338b9ac694b89601a5657f587c118081196203.PCPKEY|9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "NA",
      "Type": "File TPM",
      "UserId": "Security Officer 1"
    },
    "ProfileIdsList": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133 87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52 8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0 526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0"
  }
}

Or the json file can have a simplified structure (not using the groups):

Example: Simplified json file

CODE

{
    "currentVersion": "0.10.41.0",
    "FirstUseTime": 132284845977922598,
    "FirstVersionInstalled": "0.10.41.0",
    "IsFirstRun": true,
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "true",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false",
    "Profile-526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 4:33:58 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/9df91ea5-e243-45c5-af63-9fa150115b68",
      "CardIdentifier": "ffcdd17d-8227-40fb-b1e0-8d0c0d380d1b",
      "DeleteDisabled": "true",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|pex-17dd3bd7-75ed-4a71-84a2-bcc85-07718|74f7ce30e86197ebf2131d2876e0c934255fd0db",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 10",
      "SmartCardId": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "e1bdd8b9-d405-4687-8710-61aa70febfe1",
      "Type": "VSC",
      "UserId": "userASS"
    },
    "Profile-87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:54:14 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/60715a91-45d4-4a34-90c3-d9d327f902ec",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|ee5b50d6a4b8b24a19b9011d781c5bdf_090eae2c-b3cb-4fff-8ec8-70f4c344736b|8ee194c6dd374fd3810fcadb2bbfb981eeb7aaf0",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "426473a7-6e4e-4fb3-8896-5a285f94c4b4",
      "Type": "Software",
      "UserId": "OS19FF111801"
    },
    "Profile-8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:55:39 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\42bead215599cadb8c1c6c700dc0e63d800890f7.PCPKEY|4cf81c7f91a61a5b10bb3e8a56c0b5e9e72b87e6",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40",
      "Type": "TPM",
      "UserId": "OS191ff11801"
    },
    "Profile-9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:13:19 PM",
      "BoxUri": "NA",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "ha",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Issuer": "Nexus CM Bootstrap CA",
      "KeyList": "FileP12|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\b5338b9ac694b89601a5657f587c118081196203.PCPKEY|9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "NA",
      "Type": "File TPM",
      "UserId": "Security Officer 1"
    },
    "ProfileIdsList": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133 87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52 8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0 526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0"
}

It is not necessary to specify all parameters:
Example: Only specify some parameters in the json file

CODE
```
{
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "false",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false",    
}
```
It is NOT recommended to use the clean option when modifying only some parameters. Note that the not mentioned user adjustable settings will be set to default, and the not mentioned profile settings are lost.

Structure of the json file

Individual parameter specifications -- Appdata

Should not be modified

Individual parameter specifications -- Settings

Parameter	Description	Recognized values	Default value
AllowP12Import*	Security feature that allows to disable P12 import from file.	true, false	true
AllowedHermods*	Security feature restricting the app communication only to the specified urls.	String with comma separated list of urls	-
SkipFailedP12s	If enabled, the P12 import process continues even if it fails to import individual P12s. P12s that cannot be imported are returned to Hermod in error message, but the process is otherwise finished as expected.	true, false	false
ShowHiddenCerts	If the value is true, the app will show all profile certificates (a certificate is hidden if its keyid start with ".")	true, false	false
AlwaysFlushLogFile	Write into log file immediately (needs slightly more resources)	true, false	false
GrantPermissionsCreateVSC	The value is true if a CreateVSC task exists, otherwise the value is false (cannot be changed using the metadata tool.	true, false
ImportP12Target	Platform to store the keys when importing P12 files.	VSC, OS, TPM, Yubi	VSC
KeyProtLevel	Protection level for key imported for P12 files.	NoConsent, ConsentOnly, ConsentWithPassword, ConsentWithFingerprint	ConsentWithPassword
WipeYubi	Wipe yubi before importing P12 file.	true, false	false
LogLevel	Log details	No, Trace, Debug, Info, Warn, Error, Fatal	No
MinimizeAfter	Minimize Desktop App after successful operation	true, false	true
SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly	Allow only certificates installed by Desktop App	true, false	false
Theme	Desktop App theme	Default, Light, Dark	Default

* This parameter cannot be modified directly in the app (only through the Metadata tool).

Individual parameter specifications -- Profiles

ProfileIdsList: string of profile ids separated by space.

Individual parameter specifications -- Secured parameters

Secured parameters provide functionalities bearing security risks. They are cryptographycally protected and cannot be modified by a regular user. They can only be temporarily enabled with assistance of the the Nexus personnel who has access to Azure KeyVault "kv-keyvault-common-37226". Their purpose is to help during an integration or debugging process.

These are the parameters:

Parameter	Description
SecureLogging	If enabled, Smart ID Desktop App logs all the sensitive information, which are normally discarded. This includes VSC admin keys, transport pins and all the sensitive encoding information.
UseHttp	If enabled, Smart ID Desktop App is allowed to talk to Hermod over http, which is normally disabled. This makes it easier to capture network communication, narrow down various network related issue and so on.

Individual profile parameter specifications

Do NOT change profile data, as this may lead to unexpected behavior of Smart ID Desktop App.

When there is no specification for a given parameter then the acceptable values are arbitrary strings.

Parameter	Specification	Example value
Activated	string "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt"	"05/29/2019 05:50 AM"
BoxUri		"https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439"
CardIdentifier
DeleteDisabled	"true", "false"	"false"
DeleteProfileAfterImport	"true", "false"	"false"
DisplayName		"TestProfile
EncryptionKeyDelete
Id		"8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0"
Issuer		"hermod-dev.go"
KeyList
PinResetButtonDisabled	"true", "false"	"false"
ReaderName		"Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 0"
SmartCardId		"8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0"
Status	"Online","Unavailable","Deleted","Incomplete","Unusable"	"Online"
Token		"77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40"
Type	"VSC","Software","TPM","Yubi",""File VSC,"File Software","File TPM","File Yubi","mixed"	"TPM"
UserId		"OS191ff11801"

Import the json file

To import a json file to Smart ID Desktop App, use the following command:

CODE

MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path]

or

CODE

MetadataTool.exe --import [import_json_path]

To also clean the Smart ID Desktop App settings, when importing the json file, use the following command:
CODE
```
MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path] -c
```
or
CODE
```
MetadataTool.exe --import [import_json_path] --clean
```