Re: Recommended smartcards and readers

From: Peter Hesse (info@geminisecurity.com)
Date: 10/18/02 

From: "Peter Hesse" <info@geminisecurity.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:04:57 -0400

I highly recommend the Rainbow iKey--it is a smartcard chip in a USB
container. No reader is required, just a USB port. I have clients that use
the iKey 2000 (8kb memory) and the iKey 2032 (32kb memory). I believe they
are even FIPS 140-1 or -2 validated.

"Michel Gallant (MVP)" <neutron@istar.ca> wrote in message
news:3DB06E87.A86A1BD@istar.ca...
> What do SmartCard users recommend for readers and cards? (mainly
> interested in cards for crypto authentication and porting credentials
> such as S-MIME and code-signing certificates).
>
> What are your good/bad/ugly experiences with this type of technology,
> particularly on Win2000+.
>
> Thanks,
> Michel Gallant
> MVP Security
>
>

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