Hi Mathias,

    Do you know any card that implements PKCS#15 standard? If so, did you
try it?

    Thanks a lot.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias Bruestle" <mlistmbsks.franken.de>
To: <sclinuxlinuxnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: MUSCLE SC architecture, puzzled

> 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
> endergone Zwiebeltuete
>
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