Roland,
> Actually, the private key stays on the smartcard. Data must be transfered to the
> smartcard for signing. That is why smartcards would presumably slow down SSL.
I can't see why storing the server's private key on a smartcard would slow
down SSL. If I'm not completely mistaken the server's private key is not
used for signing message but for the key exchange protocol that is not
used that often.
Cheers,
Stefan.
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