Michael Bender wrote a lot but this is some of it: Subject: Re: [OCF] Serial number > Hüseyin ORTAOVALI wrote: > > > Do smartcards have an identical serial number and how can I read this > > value with Delphi. I am using Towitoko keyboard with smartcard reader > > and i am using Towitoko smartcard component for delphi. > > No, unfortunately there is no standard way to identify a smartcard > as to model/family type nor is there a standard way to extract a > unique ID from a card. > --- snip --- > > That's it for my rant for the week :-). > > mike > It has always seemed to me that smart card standardisation was really to help the component suppliers (mainly related to the cards) use standard manufacturing methods. After that the early system suppliers were vertically integrated, supplying you with a complete but closed scheme. We have never managed to move out of that.
In the proximity card standard (ISO/IEC 14443), a number is recovered during the anti-collision phase. Unfortunately, the card is given the option to either use its serial number or use a random number (and the reader cannot tell which the card is using). Global Platform has a method to identify the card platform, but I don't think it has specified the serial number access method. The MUSCLE group have an archive of ATRs, of course. Peter --- > Visit the OpenCard web site at http://www.opencard.org/ for more > information on OpenCard---binaries, source code, documents. > This list is being archived at http://www.opencard.org/archive/opencard/ ! To unsubscribe from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list send an email ! to ! [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! containing the word ! unsubscribe ! in the body.
