Non-networked device performing certificate authority functions in support of remote AAA

A standalone secure non-networked device that performs certificate authority, the standalone secure non-networked device comprising:

• a computing device with an operating system and with embedded certificate authority software;
• a first key slot for an administrative user to activate the standalone secure non-networked device and enable the certificate authority software in response to an insertion of a first hybrid security key by extracting credentials from a smart chip of the first hybrid security key and comparing the extracted credentials to an access control list stored on the computing device to determine an authorization of the first hybrid security key;
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• a second key slot to manage a plurality of hybrid security keys in response to an insertion of a respective hybrid security key of the plurality of hybrid security keys, wherein:
• the second key slot is one of a plurality of swappable key slots that each have a different shaped key slot that allow use with respective ones of the plurality of hybrid security keys having at least one logical face and at least one physical face,
• the at least one logical face comprises a smart chip, and
• the at least one logical face and the at least one physical face are separate faces of each respective hybrid security key of the plurality of hybrid security keys.