On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 18:30, Michael Bender wrote: > Peter, > I have a question about some of your assumptions: > > > (3) Ill assume modern die for ICCs support USB [...] > > How likely do you think this to be the case? We are considering > adding USB contacts to some of our products that contain internal > readers and I am collecting data about how useful it will be over > the next few years to have a reader that supports USB.
I am hoping that USB on smart cards will be prevalent very soon. The chip manufacturers are providing it already and I guess the reader manufacturers will pick up on it as well. OK so the banks will not roll out UISB smart cards in the next 5 years because of the hassle of upgrading their systems globally but the banks are not the only users of smart cards. OK so I hate T=0, T=1 and T=CL with a vengeance. USB is not great but it really beats these other serial line protocols. The sooner we can get rid of APDUs the better. They may have fitted the bill 15 years ago but the are seriously hindering the progress of smart cards now. [ . . . ] -- Russel. ==================================================================== Dr Russel Winder, Chief Technology Officer Tel: +44 20 8680 8712 OneEighty Software Ltd Fax: +44 20 8680 8453 Cygnet House, 12-14 Sydenham Road [EMAIL PROTECTED] Croydon, Surrey CR9 2ET, UK http://www.180sw.com
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