Rick Smith at Secure Computing wrote: > At 11:41 AM 10/2/2001, Bill Stewart wrote: > >Sounds like you're starting to reinvent the I-Button. > >(Dallas semiconductor's product - uses a small computer chip > >and an infrared link attached to a watch battery.) > Or the iKey which is pretty much exactly what you're describing -- smart > card-like crypto functions and key storage that plugs right into a USB > socket.
Not quite. The iKey is tamper evident (evaled to FIPS 140-1 Level 2 - cert #161), whereas the JavaButton is tamper respondent (FIPS 140-1 Level 3 - cert #111). I'd much prefer a tamper respondent keystore. Ian. PS. Personal opinions, not my employer's. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
