Le mercredi 03 décembre 2003 à 14:00:51, Russell Coker a écrit: > I agree that smartcards would help a lot. However as has been previously > suggested the cost of 1200+ smart-card readers is probably prohibitive.
I don't know how a USB dongle compares with a smart card reader regarding price. > I have sent a message to Werner asking if the GPG smart-card device could be > re-implemented with a USB interface. I think that a USB dongle with GPG > technology would be a good option as most developer's machines already have > USB support. You can also use a GemPC Key [1] smart card reader. A free software driver for this reader exists [2]. The GemPC Key is nice since it has the form factor of a USB dongle and still is a smart card reader (so with the security of the smart card). The smart card is a plug-in model like you can find in GSM phones. You can leave the smart card in the reader and remove the reader instead of removing the card. I am also aware of a cheaper product in which the smart card is soldered in the reader. This product is not yet publicly available. Regards, [1] http://www.gemplus.com/products/gempckey/ [2] http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid.html -- Dr. Ludovic Rousseau [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Normaliser Unix c'est comme pasteuriser le camembert, L.R. --
