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Re: [LUG] hsbc corporate banking

 

On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 05:26:40PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote:
> Henry Bremridge wrote:
 
> FYI: This sounds just like all the other smartcard systems, it
> definitely appears worth checking with gnupg-users.
> 
> Hopefully, the end-user (HSBC) should be irrelevant. If they've followed
> the smartcard standards (such as they are) then the means of entering
> the PIN are irrelevant. What matters is that the browser can pass the
> information on to the website - which is another standard method.
> 
> The biggest component is Java. Get that sorted (so that you have the
> same JDK) and it will be a lot easier. The one thing that page does not
> describe is the kind of smartcard in use. Do you have any data on that?
> Usually begins PKS.... IIRC.
> 
Yes, pkcs11. the software is made by gemplus

> It's tricky because I'd bet you would prefer to tinker with a 'spare'
> smartcard and not risk the real one but the risk is small - the
> smartcard should be read-only after all. It's an area I have looked at
> briefly but not in any depth. Ask the gnupg lot before doing anything else.
> 
Following on from Theo's email, if all it is a certificate, and a smart
card; then there should be no reason why it should not work.

Theo: if there was any particular set up, could you find out what was done?

Many thanks

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