.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-=========== 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 IdentityVerification (PIV) requirements for Federal employees and contractors. http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/piv/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_201Driver 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 CESmart 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"