Joao Pedro a écrit :
Regarding the new middleware mentioned earlier (in case changes are needed), I think we can have two initial approaches: 1. Create a patch to Musclecard's middleware after the applet is changed and then wait for approval (in case the API changes) - this can be done but, to be honest, I don't use it and I'm not very familiar with it right now. We could study the middleware's source and then we could implement the changes. But I think this would have to be discussed first on the list to know what the creators/maintainers think about the idea...
there is an API that allows development of plug-in (dedicated to tailored applets), it is quite simple, but: - I don't know if it is the more expected product - I don't know if deployement and use of such plug-in is that easy.
2. Change/create a new OpenSC [1] driver for the "new" CardEdge applet. OpenSC is the middleware I use and I'm familiar with the Muscle driver. I prefer the OpenSC middleware because it is (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong) more maintained. For example, with OpenSC + the CardEdge applet I have my smart card fully integrated with Mac OS X (I can sign emails, login with the smart card, etc.). The downside is that the the OpenSC Muscle driver doesn't take full advantage of the CardEdge applet (some operations are not used) and it has to emulate a PKCS #15 file system because OpenSC depends on it.
yep, I know openSC (rel. 0.9.6 supports one of my applets, namely AuthentIC 2.2), it also looks like a better solution for me since their middleware provides a standard PKCS11 (which loads tailored plug-in) that can directly be used by end-user application (mailer, browser and so on). if the openSC middleware is used by 90% of the "musclers" and only 10% for the Musclecard's middleware, the choice is obvious, but I have no idea of the actual figures... nor on the scheduled evolution (still I also feeel that openSC is more maintained). Regards, Sylvain. _______________________________________________ Muscle mailing list [email protected] http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle
