On 2012-08-19 18:55, NdK wrote: > Il 19/08/2012 15:50, Anders Rundgren ha scritto: > >> Everything you write is fine and probably correct as well. >> The only "fly in the soup" is that *it is not happening*. > I think it will be just like the TPM: when enough people will realize > what it is, it won't get accepted by the public. > It's not long since "restricted boot" 'failed' and memory isn't so short. > >> The smart card community has failed creating a cheap a readily >> available token that can be provisioned on-line while for example >> iPhone and Android already ships with built-in enrollment software. > It's still WIP: look at OpenKMS... > >> However, there will always be a small market that prefers something >> special. > That's for sure :) > >> I'm rather talking about the 99.999% that believes cost and availability >> matter. I also think that the poor GUI support offered by smart cards >> will make these look quite dated compared to virtual smart cards having >> cool logotypes and stuff. > SCs *are really* dated as concept. Old, messy interface, conflicting > high-level "standards" (so many that everybody uses his own)... > That's why a token or even a small "calculator format" w/ USB > connectivity (and a standardized 'KISS' interface over the USB bus) > would be better. > Such a device could easily cost less than $100 (you can already find > Android tablets w/ 7" display and cap ts at about $65, with wifi or even > GSM connectivity! -- probably the only really needed piece of software > needed could be a driver to use the SIM reader as a CAD, plus some "glue").
Who would buy a $100 solution if they can get one for free? I don't think even the SIM will survive. Anders > > BYtE, > Diego. > > _______________________________________________ > opensc-devel mailing list > opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org > http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel > _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
