org.dihedron.crypto.providers.smartcard.discovery

Class SmartCard

java.lang.Object

org.dihedron.crypto.providers.smartcard.discovery.SmartCard

public class SmartCard
extends Object

This class represents the smart card information needed to use a given smart card on a set of supported platforms; the smart card can be identified by means of its SMARTCARD_ATR (answer to reset) code and is accompanied by a description, and the name of the manufacturer; each supporting driver (one per platform) has the name of the PKCS#11 driver library ( a .dll on Windows, a .so on Linux...) and a series of paths where it should be located.

Author:

Andrea Funto'

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ATR	getATR() Retrieves the smart card SMARTCARD_ATR.
String	getDescription() Returns the smart card description.
File	getDriver(org.dihedron.core.Platform platform) Attempts to find the supporting PKCS#11 driver on disk.
String	getManufacturer() Returns the smart card manufacturer.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getATR

public ATR getATR()

Retrieves the smart card SMARTCARD_ATR.

Returns:

the smart card Answer To Reset code.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns the smart card description.

Returns:

the smart card description.

getManufacturer

public String getManufacturer()

Returns the smart card manufacturer.

Returns:

the smart card manufacturer.

getDriver

public File getDriver(org.dihedron.core.Platform platform)

Attempts to find the supporting PKCS#11 driver on disk.

Parameters:

platform - the current platform.

Returns:

the File object representing the PKCS#11 driver, or null.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object