Dear all,

This is just a information question, but it seems that dumping card
speed is not consistent when using GNU/Linux and pcsc-lite with a
Feitian PKI card [1].

1) GNU/Linux 32/64 bits

The test consists of measuring time of a dump:
time pcs15-tool --dump

We used the latest OpenSC SVN and most recent releases of libccid and
pcsc-lite: 

libccid 1.4.3-1
pcsc-tools      1.4.17-1
pcscd   1.7.2-2

This is a recent kernel:
uname -r 2.6.38-2-amd64

All packages are from Debian SID, either 32 or 64bit.

Doing several dumps using an Omnikey reader 3621 under GNU/Linux 64 bit,
we got different times:
* 1m7.526s
* 0m2.560s
* 0m2.561s
* 1m2.592s

Then we switched to another station GNU/Linux 32bit:
* 2,6 s
* 3,0 s
* 2,8 s
* 2,8 s

It seems that we have consistent timing under 32 bit, not 64bit. But we
did only a test on one 64bit station. It is running a fast Intel dual
core processor.

2) GNU/Linux v.s. Windows 7

Also, it seems that dumping cards Windows 7 is always faster than
GNU/Linux. So far, we tested three readers.

Windows timings for smartcards always range between 2s-4s when Linux
timing can range from 2 seconds to 1 minute [1]. And timing usually
varies under Linux.

Any idea? I am really lost.

Kind regards,
Jean-Michel POURE

[1]
http://www.gooze.eu/forums/support/epass-pki-token-a-lot-slower-than-feitian-pki-smart-card
-- 
                  Jean-Michel Pouré - Gooze - http://www.gooze.eu

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