>You suggest that, in the future, cards won't be filesystem-based. I guess one >of two things would happen: 1) a new framework is created at the same level >in the stack as OpenSC (it sits side-by-side to it, with PKCS#11 hovering >over both), to support these command-based cards, or 2) OpenSC becomes a >kitchen sink framework for all kinds of cards.
>Not being an OpenSC developer, I don't know which path makes more sense. None of these is my hope. PKCS #11 is way too complex and still does not support much of the stuff needed for secure on-line provisioning of keys in smart cards. OpenSC as a kitchen sink for all kinds of cards is unlikely to be of any interest to the Open Source community. If PKI cards can't be made to work like USB memory sticks (just plug them in), there is something wrong because the complexity is not that different. Anders _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
