2010/2/3 Crypto Stick <cryptost...@privacyfoundation.de>: > Hi! > We are developing an Open Source security token (based on the OpenPGP > Card) which works as a smart card adapter. ( > https://www.privacyfoundation.de/crypto_stick/ ) > > We discovered that Windows seems to cache each USB smart card adapter > (probably each USB device) which was once connected to the system > according to its serial number noted in USB interface. To avoid privacy > issues due to this behaviour we would like to replace the individual USB > serial number of the Crypto Stick with a generic one (e.g. 0000...). I > am wondering if this might result in any other problems especially when > using two or more Crypto Sticks at the same time in the same computer. > > Do you assume any problems with a generic USB serial number especially > when using the stick (or several sticks at the same time) with OpenSC?
If you do not want to set a serial number then do not use it at all. _Many_ smart card readers do not have a USB serial number, with no problem I know of. If your devise has a USB serial number it will be displayed in the PC/SC name by pcsc-lite. The PC/SC reader name will be something like: "Crypto Stick (serial) 00 00". So if your serial number is meaningless and always 00000 I suggest to just remove it. Bye -- Dr. Ludovic Rousseau _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
