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author | ale <ale@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-06-13 00:55:50 +0800 |
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committer | ale <ale@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-06-13 00:55:50 +0800 |
commit | fdf66c883fe4c82b95a0d96ee953ef08cf442c0c (patch) | |
tree | 539241162d36a2958c98ccc8854e4b48ba56935a /security/opensc/pkg-descr | |
parent | f43edc177313f628aeb09fd1f1822a63502510ed (diff) | |
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Update to 0.11.1 release:
- OPTIONS'ify
- take maintainership
Approved by: maintainer
Diffstat (limited to 'security/opensc/pkg-descr')
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diff --git a/security/opensc/pkg-descr b/security/opensc/pkg-descr index b9737e9d05a9..66934ca9e113 100644 --- a/security/opensc/pkg-descr +++ b/security/opensc/pkg-descr @@ -1,12 +1,17 @@ -libopensc is a library for accessing SmartCard devices using PC/SC -Lite middleware package. It is also the core library of the OpenSC -project. Basic functionality (e.g. SELECT FILE, READ BINARY) should -work on any ISO 7816-4 compatible SmartCard. Encryption and decryption -using private keys on the SmartCard is possible with PKCS #15 -compatible cards, such as the FINEID (Finnish Electronic IDentity) -card. Swedish Posten eID cards have also been confirmed to work. - -WWW: http://www.opensc.org/ - -Bruce -bms@FreeBSD.org +OpenSC provides a set of libraries and utilities to +access smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that +support cryptographic operations, and facilitate their +use in security applications such as mail encryption, +authentication, and digital signature. + +OpenSC implements the PKCS#11 API so applications +supporting this API such as Mozilla Firefox and +Thunderbird can use it. + +OpenSC implements the PKCS#15 standard and aims to be +compatible with every software that does so, too. + +WWW: http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/ + +- Alex Dupre +ale@FreeBSD.org |