Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE wrote: > On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 09:45 +0200, Anders Rundgren wrote: >> I'm also curious about this. They (MSFT) claim that minidriver is >> the future but it is just an abstraction layer, you still need a >> driver although a simple(r) one. > > I have no idea how MSFT works. > > We ordered Feitian some MSFT token for the MS Windows market. We are > awaiting authorization to release them on Gooze. Maybe I can ship some > to interested developers after we receive authorization. > > Feitian claims that there is no driver installation needed under > Windows. This means that if your token complies with MSFT, it needs no > specific driver. The device is seen as an HID usb device, like a hard > disc. I will verify that and get back to you.
Although I don't know for sure, I believe that this is not how it works. I think it is the minidriver that automatically installs the vendor/proprietary implementation. So from a user's point of view it is installation-free but I wouldn't call it "driverless". http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/sc-minidriver.mspx Anders > > Other tokens are seen as an USB key on first insert. This allows to > download the driver. Then the token becomes a regular cryptographic tool > and is not seen in system as a USB mass storage. > > What we need is access to public MSFT spec and I don't know such > information. > > Kind regards, > Jean-Michel _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
