Mahlzeit

On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 04:11:39PM +0200, Radovan Semancik wrote:
> 1) PCKS#11 - I've understood that this is an application-level API, that
> means API between application (netscape) and some kind of driver. What
> is that 'driver', is it resource manager or what?

It is a library implementing the PKCS#11 API.

> Is it specific to a
> smartcard type or may I use the same 'driver' for gemplus and
> schlumberger cards?

It is specific to a smart card type.

> 2) How can a card provide PKCS#11 interface?

The smart card does not provide a PKCS#11 API. A library on the host,
which communicatates with the card, does this.

> If that is the case, what protocol do they communicate? A proprietary
> one or some standard?

The library can use protocols what ever the smard card understands.
So in most cases the commands are exchanged via T=0 or T=1 and the
data is put on the card into files, etc.. The data layout of these
files could be according to PKCS#15.

Mahlzeit
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