Checkout [1].

[1] http://code.google.com/p/opencryptotoken/

On 4/19/09, Anders Rundgren <anders.rundg...@telia.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dear List,
> I'm looking for partners to create an alternative to the existing smart
> cards.
>
> Note: I would not consider this as alternative to government eID programs
> because they live their own life, usually completely unaffected of
> technology, prices, card readers (...), etc, :-)
>
>
> I started thinking about using non-crypto HW like this:
> http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3879
>
> The following article proves that you don't need any exotic processor:
> http://www.cs.harvard.edu/~malan/publications/secon04.pdf
>
> I'm currently in sort of "feasibility study" where I evaluate different
> alternatives and technologies. The bottom line is that there is no token
> available on the market that can host more than a handful of keys. On the
> Internet you need a lot of more keys if 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) is
> going to take off in a big way. I believe that dirt-cheap electronics and
> ECDSA could be a great combination!  On-line provisioning using KeyGen2 is
> also part of this concept:
> http://keycenter.webpki.org
>
> A stand-alone USB token should be possible to sell for $7 while the add-on
> cost for existing USB sticks may be something like 50 cent.
>
>
> Token middleware has to date been a real hassle.  Even even if tokens follow
> standards, standards are still subject to interpretation, options, etc..
> Having the implementation in source code makes a huge difference.
>
> Anders Rundgren
>
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