OpenSC
Encyclopedia
OpenSC is a set of software tools and libraries to work with smart cards, with the focus on smart cards with cryptographic capabilities
, encryption
and digital signature
s. OpenSC implements PKCS#15 and provides PKCS#11 CDSA and CryptoAPI .
Cryptographic support
OpenSC products eases authenticationAuthentication
Authentication is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a datum or entity...
, encryption
Encryption
In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...
and digital signature
Digital signature
A digital signature or digital signature scheme is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe that the message was created by a known sender, and that it was not altered in transit...
s. OpenSC implements PKCS#15 and provides PKCS#11 CDSA and CryptoAPI .