Mahlzeit
On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 04:11:39PM +0200, Radovan Semancik wrote: > 1) PCKS#11 - I've understood that this is an application-level API, that > means API between application (netscape) and some kind of driver. What > is that 'driver', is it resource manager or what? It is a library implementing the PKCS#11 API. > Is it specific to a > smartcard type or may I use the same 'driver' for gemplus and > schlumberger cards? It is specific to a smart card type. > 2) How can a card provide PKCS#11 interface? The smart card does not provide a PKCS#11 API. A library on the host, which communicatates with the card, does this. > If that is the case, what protocol do they communicate? A proprietary > one or some standard? The library can use protocols what ever the smard card understands. So in most cases the commands are exchanged via T=0 or T=1 and the data is put on the card into files, etc.. The data layout of these files could be according to PKCS#15. Mahlzeit endergone Zwiebeltuete *************************************************************** Unix Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) http://www.linuxnet.com/ To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe sclinux ***************************************************************
