smart security interface ©

standard PKI middleware – independent of PC client and smart card operating system

Forget all you know about the integration of smart cards into security architectures – this is a completely new design of standard software that is required by anyone using a PKI smart security component © for ID purposes.

It is a full PKI client. It is personalization software. It allows creating card profiles for literally any smart card application or specification. It is used for certified digital signatures. It is independent from chip and PC client software. It integrates into Windows. And Linux. And Macintosh. And Sun. And Outlook. And Notes. And Groupwise. And Adobe. And Firefox. And Entrust. And Cybertrust. And, and, and…Charismathics decided to offer a lean and variable product, that is dedicated to function, interoperability and price competitiveness. And after all, why should you pay for proprietary products, if flexibility and compliance is everything what really counts? Compare our generic PKI middleware with cometing products - the charismathics smart security interface is much more than convincing.

smart security interface © application support

Charismathics is closely working with its partners to enable our customer´s architectures to work properly, reliable and secure. Hence, and before releasing them for use, we run our products in outstanding and exeptional environments to ensure an overall product compliance and a maximum of technical acceptance and stability.

Our software also supports the pre-boot environments of all major hard disk encryption (HDE) software, not only by stored credentials, but X.509 certificate-based strong authentication mechanisms. This makes your hardware choice for tokens independent of the software in use!

modular architecture guarantees fast adaptation – mass production support on request

If you require to support specific smart card applications or you would like to integrate your own file structure to sell your software on our hardware platform: the smart security interface © is the tool you need. We are able to adopt our PKI client according to your specification in only a few days time. Moreover, for small and medium volumes, you can use it for initialization and personalization for all supported tokens.

If you intend to personalization services during mass production, we will offer you a product derivative enabling you to speed up your production and avoiding to blocking your expensive equipment for other jobs.

Your inquiry

Please include all optional features and the required volume in your inquiry. Charismathics’ smart security interface © is part of a product bundle and is usually not to be sold as stand-alone product.

CSSI Features and Benefits

• 100% complete integration of CSP and PKCS#11 command set
• optional OEM version
• Single middleware multi API support
  • One software only for all standard PKI smart cards or USB sticks
  • PKCS#11, MS-CAPI, BaseCSP, APDU, PC/SC 2.0, CT-API, TPM TSS
  • pre-boot: Safeboot, Utimaco, PGP, Pointsec
    
• Multi security chip platform support
  • javacard 2.1.1 and 2.2.1 (incl. JCOP, JTOP, Axalto eGate, Gem Xpresso)
  • CardOS, TCOS, SecCOS
  • Micardo, ACOS, StarCOS, Cryptoflex, MPcos etc.
• Multi client OS platform support
  • Windows NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista
  • Linux Kernel 2.6 (Redhat, SuSe, Debian etc.)
  • MacOS X
  • Sun Solaris
• Multi card profile support
  • PKCS#15, SigG, CNS, etc.
  • ActivIdentity, GemSafe, RSAsecurity, etc.
  • Flexible extension and modification or completely new integrations
• Optional mass production version
• Adoptable Smart Security Interface Manager
  • allows complete administration of PKI cards or PKI USB-sticks as is
  • exports, imports and extends digital certificates
• Single card personalization function
  • recognizes all standard smart card operating systems
  • allows old PKI card infrastructures to be integrated easily
    
    

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