I'm not sure what the USB/CD suggestion was, actually. You just can't stick a cert somewhere and "autorun" it into the smartcard service. I got some suggestions offline, but they were not exactly what I was looking for. Looks like I'll just have to go the hardware route.
t > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Harrison > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:47 PM > To: Jex; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Software smart-card emulation > > 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.
