- From: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren@telia.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:30:33 +0100
- To: "public-identity@w3.org" <public-identity@w3.org>
Just to get the discussion going... in case devices are in scope you should know that the GlobalPlatform Card Specification 2.2.1 http://www.globalplatform.org/specificationscard.asp is well over 300 pages and in turn refers to 500 pages+ of additional information. IMO, this is also the reason why the *current* smart card technology is unsuitable for browser integration. FYI, I recently tested the JRE 1.6 standard library "javax.smartcardio.*" and found that it worked extremely bad on the 3 platforms I tried it on. As often pointed out, smart cards *do* work with certain combinations of operating systems, readers and middleware but as a foundation for consumers it simply doesn't cut it. I.e. my quest for a simpler "web token" is a more realistic take on this topic in spite of the fact that you need new hardware. Anders
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