Smart Card Middleware
A robust, cross-platform middleware for the seamless integration of smart cards into your enterprise applications.
Cross-Platform Support
Single middleware for Windows, Linux, and macOS, ensuring consistent PKI operations everywhere.
Standard-Compliant APIs
Provides industry-standard interfaces like PKCS#11, Microsoft CSP, and Windows Minidriver.
Broad Card Compatibility
Supports a wide range of smart cards, including JCOP, SECCOS, and IDPrime/.NET models.
Intuitive Management
A graphical user interface simplifies certificate and container management on the card.
The Critical Link in Your PKI Chain
The Comtarsia Smart Card Middleware acts as a powerful abstraction layer. It translates requests from standard cryptographic APIs (like PKCS#11 or Microsoft CSP) into card-specific commands, hiding the complexity of the underlying hardware.
This allows your applications—from our Logon Client to web browsers and email clients—to perform secure operations like authentication and digital signing without needing to know the specifics of the inserted smart card.
Easily manage certificates and containers on any supported smart card.
Technical Architecture
The Smart Card Middleware integrates seamlessly into your existing PKI infrastructure, providing a unified interface between applications and smart card hardware.
Key Components:
- Multi-API Support: PKCS#11, Microsoft CSP, and Windows Minidriver interfaces in a single solution.
- Hardware Abstraction: Unified interface to different smart card operating systems and hardware.
- Cross-Platform Engine: Consistent behavior across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
- Management Tools: Intuitive GUI for certificate enrollment, container management, and card administration.
Complete middleware architecture showing API layers and smart card integration.
Comprehensive Compatibility
Designed to work with a vast ecosystem of hardware, operating systems, and applications.
Supported APIs
- PKCS#11 v2.2: For Firefox, Thunderbird, Adobe Acrobat & more.
- Microsoft CSP: Native Cryptographic Service Provider for Windows.
- Windows Minidriver: For modern, plug-and-play smart card support.
- OS X TokenD: Native token support for macOS (coming soon).
Supported Card OS
- JavaCard: JCOP 21/31/41, J2A080 with PKI or MUSCLE Applet.
- SECCOS: Full support for SECCOS 5 and SECCOS 6.
Operating Systems
- Windows: From Windows 2000 to Windows 11 & Server 2022 (x86/x64).
- Linux: Debian, Ubuntu, SLES 11/12 and more (x86/x64).
- macOS: OS X.
Reader Compatibility: Our middleware works with virtually any PC/SC-compatible smart card reader, including popular models from Reiner SCT, Gemalto, Cherry, and Omnikey.
Enable Strong, Certificate-Based Authentication Everywhere
Deploy a single, reliable middleware to unlock the full potential of your PKI infrastructure. Contact us to discuss your project or request a trial license.