Hi Markus,
thanks for mentioning our email.
Just a few clarifications:
1) TXT e-solutions is not my company (unfortunately!), it's the company for 
which I work
2) I confirm that the add-ons to the Higgins framework we developed made 
possible to use Higgins in 
non web based applications, like the scenario described by David. There are 
specific add-on libraries 
to be used on the server (RP) side, as well as on the client (service consumer) 
side. On the client side 
there are actually 2 sets of libraries, one to be used by servcie consumer 
applications that are not 
directly controlled by end-users (so they don't have the possibility to 
interact with end users), and 
libraries for applications which interact with end-users. All libraries have 
both a Java and a C++ 
version (this one is just a JNI wrapping of the Java code)
3) TXT e-solutions wants to provide its add-on with the same licensing policy 
as Higgins
4) we asked to the the "Higgins Community" in the phone conf mention in the 
mail you refer to add 
our code to the Higgins repository
5) on the client side you can use username/PWD, X509 certificate and smart card 
based information 
cards (smart cards, of course, make sense onlyfor interactive clients).

So no problem in providing the code of further info.
Of course we will prefer to have our code included in the overall Higgins 
stuff, instead of having to 
respond to specific requests.
Hoping this can help.
Ciao
   Domenico


On 22 Sep 2009 at 14:29, Markus Sabadello wrote:

Hi David,

I think this was the message you are referring to:
http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/higgins-dev/msg05778.html

If I remember correctly, Dr. Domenico Rotondi and his company TXT e-solutions 
have developed 2 
client Java side libraries. One of them (JCUAL) works by invoking the Higgins 
Selector Switch and 
asking the user for a card, and the other one works in a non-interactive way, 
i.e. if you already know 
what you card you want to use without having to ask the user to choose one.

I'm not sure about the status of these libraries.

If you do want to invoke a Card Selector, then the most straightforward thing 
to do is talk to the 
Higgins Selector Switch directly, like Paul describes.

Markus

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:40 AM, David Campos <[email protected]> 
wrote:
    Hello all,
    
    I would like to ask you a brief help in a matter I've been asked. We would 
know 
    whether is possible to start an iCard Authentication from a client that is 
just a 
    standalone application, a java client. This client should take part in the 
iCard 
    AuthN process with the RP role, should be able to start the process and 
    consume the final token.
    In this case, the application is on the same system that the client 
cardselector 
    and the final communication is local.
    
    I've talked with some MSDN CardSpace developer about this and they said me 
    that is possible to do that creating a WSF-Service that could launch iCard 
    AuthN protocol and handle the token but I would like to know if there is 
any 
    kind of Higgins solution for this :)
    
    If I remember well some time ago I saw a mail in the mailing list talking 
about 
    some kind of iCard Java client api but I've not been able to find it now. 
Could 
    you enlighten me about this? Is possible?
    
    Thanks for your help :)
    
    Regards,---
    David Campos
    Safelayer Secure Communications
    DMAG UPC Researcher
    
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