From 78d181017bdb80be30c128c2ebab74497244f739 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Morgner Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:34:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added note about possible Android usage --- virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt | 7 +++++++ virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt.in | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt b/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt index fd4e5fc..355ddc5 100644 --- a/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt +++ b/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt @@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ The file :file:`utils.py` was taken from Henryk Plötz's cyberflex-shell_. ; \end{pgfonlayer} +On Android, where a traditional PC/SC framework is not available, you can use +our framework to make your real contact-less smart accessible through PKCS#11. +For example, an email signing application can use the PKCS#11 interface of +OpenSC, which is linked against our PC/SC implementation. Then an Android App +(e.g. :ref:`remote-reader`) can connect as |vpicc| delegating all requests +and responses via NFC to a contact-less smart card that signs the mail. + Depending on your usage of the |vpicc| you may need to install the following: - Python_ diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt.in b/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt.in index b61b4f0..e6b2e47 100644 --- a/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt.in +++ b/virtualsmartcard/doc/README.txt.in @@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ The file :file:`utils.py` was taken from Henryk Plötz's cyberflex-shell_. ; \end{pgfonlayer} +On Android, where a traditional PC/SC framework is not available, you can use +our framework to make your real contact-less smart accessible through PKCS#11. +For example, an email signing application can use the PKCS#11 interface of +OpenSC, which is linked against our PC/SC implementation. Then an Android App +(e.g. :ref:`remote-reader`) can connect as |vpicc| delegating all requests +and responses via NFC to a contact-less smart card that signs the mail. + Depending on your usage of the |vpicc| you may need to install the following: - Python_