Anders Rundgren wrote:
> I have a feeling that we are talking about different use-cases. > I assume that UK's cards are passport replacements? No: it seems that we intend to have contactless chips embedded in standard Euro passports (and maybe the national ID applet also loaded), and then we will have Euro standard contact chip driving licences (when the error in the EC legislation is fixed) (and maybe the national ID applet can be loaded, and maybe they will be dual interface), and perhaps we will have straight ID cards (dual interface?). Its too early to be clear about this, because it was only last month that the Home Office came out of the woodwork and let it be known that they have an ID card programme (of course, subject to further consultation and then legislation). > > My primary use-case are the e-government service and on-line > banking scenarios where a consumer/citizen is using a PC > together with some kind of "card" solution. This has not > happened yet on a massive scale as there to date exist no > truly standard card and free drivers. The financial industry > who have developed EMV claims that such chips costs just > a couple of dollars. I can't very this. I see nothing below > $20. You need to revisit your model. $2.50 for a dual interface crypto card with 32K of EEPROM memory, not much more for a 64K card (next year price target). White card, or perhaps with background printing. (White card JCOP30 16K EEPROM and crypto already being quoted below UKP 3 in 500K lot, with custom ROM.) > But what is the point of low card prices if Windows > software still costs a lot (unless you buy a huge number > of licenses)? And the reader is still not standard. Again, you need to revisit your model. Infrastructure will be funded out of several pots, smart media out of several pots. The important infrastructure is that paid for by the public sector - immigration, police, social security, etc. Here in the UK we intend to charge UKP 30 for the cards (builds up to about UKP 50 if the ID chip is embedded in the passport). If we want to use the cards in our homes or offices, or accept them in shops, we have to pay. As for software, why do you think I am interested in the NIST API getting implemented? I'm not saying that is the best way to do things, or that it will happen like this, but I am saying that the UK public sector doesn't have formal programmes to upskill their personnel, so they grope for the answer, and they grope for the mangement methods as well.. Peter _______________________________________________ Muscle mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.musclecard.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle
