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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?VXNlbGVzc1VzZXI=?= on April 15, 2007, 10:38 am
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Thanks for the response, it certainly is helpful.. in all honesty you would
think these people would make this a tad easier to see... so just to clarify..
Is it true, that each vendor, GemAlto, OmniKey etc would need to provide
some kind of licensed software that needs to be purchased in relation to how
many machines use the software in order to use their product?
This product then basically hooks into Windows at various points (Logon,
Outlook etc) in order for them to make use of the card..?
These new .Net based systems instead allow Windows itself to create the hook
points, and the manufacturer simply supplies software (Free???) that informs
Windows of what the particular model can do?
Do these new .Net based systems require specific .Net card reader hardware,
or is it just the cards themselves that differ...?
Finally, after all that, is there any online store that I can purchase a
.Net reader (If necessary) and .Net cards for a trial?!
Thanks so much!
"Brian Komar" wrote:
> Answers inline...
>
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:54:03 -0700, UselessUser wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am looking at trialling some smartcards primarily for logon but possibly
> > other users in the future, but it seems this is a very poorly documented
area
> > (Even by the manufacturers)..
> >
> > The two manufacturers I have been looking at are OmniKey and GemPlus.. I
> > have been reading that the GemSafe 32K Expresso cards do not seem to work
> > with the built in Microsoft GemPlus CSP v1.0 and that I need to obtain an
> > updated version from GemPlus... The only thing I have seen that offers this
> > is the GemPlus Libraries software??
>
> This is correct. You need to by the GemPlus Libraries software. As you
> guess later in the thread, you must purchase one license per station where
> the middleware is used.
>
> Also, GemPlus merged with Axalto last year to form Gemalto. If you are
> looking for smart cards that *just* work out of the box, start looking for
> smart cards that support the Microsoft Smart Card Base CSP. The new smart
> card base CSP implements a driver model similar to printers. There is a
> base CSP and the vendors provide a mini-driver that provides details
> regarding the specific vendor hardware.
>
> - All vendors that are certified have their mini-drivers made available to
> the community via Windows Update.
> - Base Smart Card CSP is available for Windows XP through Windows Update
> - Base Smart Card CSP is built in to Windows Vista
> - GemAlto currently has cards available that use Base Smart Card CSP
> (Axalto .NET cards)
>
> >
> > What this actual software does seems to be extremely confusing... do I
> > actually need this software at all? It mentions securing email etc etc, but
> > surely I can do this with the Windows CA software?? In which case what is
the
> > difference?
>
> Their installer is kind of confusing. You use their admin software to
> generate a "package" that only contains the items you feel you need at the
> client stations. This package can then be distributed to all workstations.
>
> >
> > Also as it appears these cards need this software for the new CSP even if
> > not for anything else, do I need to buy licences for this software or is it
> > just purchase one cd?
>
> One license per workstation
>
> >
> > If however this software is needed just to use the cards for logon etc why
> > can I not seem to find any Omnikey software?..
>
> Not sure where to look...
> >
> > Please help extremely confused about this...
>
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