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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+===========
+ Smartcard
+===========
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+Standards for smartcards
+========================
+
+ * FIPS 201.
+ * NIST SP 800-78 (Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for PIV).
+ * X.509 Certificate for Digital Signature.
+ * X.509 Certificate for Key Management.
+ * X.509 Certificate for Card Authentication.
+ * Card Capability Container.
+ * Cardholder Unique Identifier.
+ * X.509 Certificate for PIV Authentication.
+ * Cardholder Fingerprints.
+ * Security Object.
+ * Cardholder Facial Image.
+ * Printed Information.
+
+United States  federal government standard that specifies Personal Identity
+Verification (PIV) requirements for Federal employees and contractors.
+
+  http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/piv/index.html
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_201
+
+Driver for smartcards
+=====================
+
+Windows:
+
+  http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/default.mspx
+                Smart Card Devices - Architecture and Driver Support
+  http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/usb_ccid.mspx
+                Microsoft Class Drivers for USB CCID Smart Cards
+  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee484819.aspx
+                USB CCID Smart Card Reader Class Driver with Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, Windows
+                Embedded CE
+
+Smart Card Minidriver:
+
+  http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/sc-minidriver.mspx
+                Smart Card Minidriver Specification
+  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976832
+                Error message when you insert a smart card in a reader on a Windows 7-based or
+                Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "Device driver software was not successfully
+                installed"
+