You can get a PC/SC interface that'll work with CCID-compliant
USB readera if you install the PC/SC-Lite 1.1 package that can be
downloaded (free) from www.sun.com/downloads - look under the A-Z
index for it.
You'll need some "middleware" to make it useful, though - something
that sits between PC/SC and the screen lock, or whatever. I believe
there's an implementation of pam_pkcs11 under development, but you
still need a PKCS#11 implementation that talks to some sort of smart
card to do what you want (or roll your own).
~Iain
Henry B. Hotz wrote:
> I would certainly hope that Solaris supported CCID profile USB card
> readers. You can get those for $20-30 from eBay.
>
> For instance, item number 260288413629 right now. (That's a valid
> model number, I have no other knowledge. It's just a for-instance.)
> For that specific model you may need to upgrade the firmware to get
> CCID compliance. The firmware updater is available from the
> manufacturers web site.
>
> On Oct 8, 2008, at 2:53 PM, Ben Rockwood wrote:
>
>> I have two questions regarding Solaris and Smartcards:
>>
>> 1) Various peices of smartcard support shows on the S10 5/08 release
>> docs as "might be removed from future releases." Whats the future
>> of Solaris smartcard support?
>>
>> 2) Is there a cheap ($50 or less) smartcard reader known to work
>> with Solaris/X86?
>>
>> Even though I work from home, thanks to the kids, I have to lock my
>> desktop constantly... I've wanted to get a smartcard reader to avoid
>> having to enter password (or pin, i guess in smart terminology) all
>> the time, but I don't want to waste money on a reader that doesn't
>> work. I love using smartcards with Sun Rays and want the same
>> experience on my local workstation.
>>
>> benr.
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