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<h2 id="StandardDocuments">Standard Documents</h2>
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Smart cards are defined in ISO 7816 standards. You need to buy those from ISO,
but <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.ttfn.net/techno/smartcards/standards.html" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>some pages</a>
have overviews on what is in those standards.
</p>
<p>
<a class="ext-link" href="http://www.pcscworkgroup.com/" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>PC/SC Workgroup</a>
defines the PC/SC standard that is used on windows, but
thanks to PC/SC-Lite software also on Linux, Mac OS X and BSD.
You can <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.pcscworkgroup.com/specifications/overview.php" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>download</a>
all parts of the specification.
</p>
<p>
The Multifunctional Card Terminal specification suite includes CT-API and
it's co-specification CT-BCS. The whole suite is available for download
in <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.teletrust.de/publikat.asp?id=41220&Sprache=E_&HomePG=0" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>english</a>
and <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.teletrust.de/publikat.asp?ID=41220,0&HomePG=0&sw=1&Sprache=D_" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>german</a>.
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<p>
Public Key Cryptography was partialy defined by the RSA Labs in the PKCS series.
Important standards are:
</p>
<ul><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/pkcs/pkcs-15/index.html" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>PKCS #15</a>: Cryptographic Token Information Format Standard
</li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/pkcs/pkcs-11/index.html" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>PKCS #11</a>: Cryptographic Token Interface Standard
</li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/pkcs/pkcs-7/index.html" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>PKCS #7</a>: Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard
</li></ul><p>
Personal Identification Cards it an upcoming standard in the USA. NIST has a
<a class="ext-link" href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips201/FIPS-201-022505.pdf" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>document</a> with details.
</p>
<h2 id="Software">Software</h2>
<p>
<a href="http://www.opensc-project.org/openct/" shape="rect">OpenCT</a> implements drivers for
several smart card readers. OpenSC can use OpenCT directly without the
need for an additional middleware, and this combination is preferred by
some authors and tested all the time, works perfectly.
</p>
<p>
The <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.linuxnet.com/" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>M.U.S.C.L.E.</a> project offers
the open source software <a class="ext-link" href="http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>PC/SC-Lite</a> and links to many drivers
in ifdhandler format, and also to some applications.
</p>
<p>
Some drivers in CT-API format are available for download at
<a class="ext-link" href="http://www.panstruga.de/ct-api/" shape="rect"><span class="icon"> </span>Gregor's CT-API-Page</a>.
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