Hi Johannes!

I was thinking about writing an ACOS5 driver but I don't have too much  
time on my hands these days – maybe I could help you, though…

> I suspect the documentation to be incomplete regarding initialization.
> I have "ACOS5 Reference Manual v1.4, 06-2007". Anything else  
> available?

I have 1.5, 7/2007. It does not say much about initialization, though.

I agree that it would be probably easier to initialize the card in a  
standard PKCS#15 fashion, rather than emulating the supplied  
proprietary middleware. It's bothersome not to know what the initial  
blob does, though.

> Don't know if this is possible. Documentation talks about "Pre-Perso
> Stage", "Perso Stage" and "User Stage". This would require that the  
> card
> is functional in the 'Perso Stage' or there is a way back from 'User  
> Stage'.

My understanding is the same as yours: before you activate the files  
the card is not really functional, as security attributes are not  
enforced, and once you activate the MF or any other file on the card,  
you enter the "User Stage" and it's impossible to go back to the  
"Perso Stage"…

Bye,

-- 
Emanuele
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