FWIW, Tim & are seeking different variations on the same theme. Since I work mostly in virtual machines, I need something that's strictly software. I *can* set up a dedicated machine to get USB ports, but that's a huge pain now.
Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jex Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Software smart-card emulation I'm no expert, hardly, but I imagine you can do something custom with mini-CDs, CDs, floppys, or USB keys that hold the certificate data, and just set the authenticating machine to run the auto-play through the authenticating program, with the added benefit that they can function like a USB dongle-lock, so the computers won't function if they don't have the cd/usb key/etc. Just my two cents John Calvin On 8/28/07, Thor (Hammer of God) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings security professionals: > > Has anyone worked with a software Smart Card emulation package they can > recommend? The goal is to test different "client authentication" > Windows smart card implementations without having to go out and purchase > the actual physical hardware (and cards) to do so. Basically, I want > something that will let me offer up a cert to a server/service as if it > were a "smart card." > > tia > t > > ----------------------------- > vinni, viddi, vinni denuo > > All mail to and from this domain is GFI-scanned.
