On Saturday 02 May 2009 02:08:38 Anders Rundgren wrote: > The need for an externally visible > file-system in a smart card does not appear logical; none of the current > crypto APIs need that.
Certainly apps don't need it. At most, a regular app would target PKCS#11, which does not expose a filesystem. Except in very special scenarios, an app would not target OpenSC's API. OpenSC is relevant because it offers a framework for accessing filesystem-based devices. This is a useful part of the "stack", since most cards out there are those kind. You suggest that, in the future, cards won't be filesystem-based. I guess one of two things would happen: 1) a new framework is created at the same level in the stack as OpenSC (it sits side-by-side to it, with PKCS#11 hovering over both), to support these command-based cards, or 2) OpenSC becomes a kitchen sink framework for all kinds of cards. Not being an OpenSC developer, I don't know which path makes more sense. -Justin _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
