METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMARTCARD FACTORY

• US 20080059790A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Parkinson, Steven William, Lord, Robert B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,977,844 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/155
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234

Abstract

An embodiment generally relates to a method of managing tokens. The method includes detecting a presence of a token at a client and determining a status of the token. The method also includes formatting the token at the client in response to the status of the token being unformatted.

Claims

1. A method of generating tokens, the method comprising:

detecting a presence of a token at a client;

determining a status of the token; and

formatting the token at the client in response to the status of the token being unformatted.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a format information for the token; and

embedding the format information on the token.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a notification of a completion of the formatting of the token.

4. An apparatus comprising means to implement the method of claim 1.

5. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

6. A system for managing tokens, the system comprising:

a server configured to execute a token management systems, wherein the token management system is configured to manage and maintain tokens; and

a client configured to couple with the server and function as a proxy for the token management system, wherein the client is configured to detect the presence of a token and determine a status of the token and

a factory module executing on the client, wherein the factory module is configured to detect an un-formatted token and request the server to format the token in response to a status of the token being un-formatted.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the factory module is configured to determine format information for the token and write the format information on the token.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the factory module is configured to provide a notification of a completion of the formatting of the token.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

an interface adapted to receive a token; and

a factory module configured to couple with the interface, wherein the factory module is configured to detect a presence of a token, determine a status of the token and format the token at the client in response to the status of the token being unformatted.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the factory module is further configured to determine a format information for the token and embed the format information on the token.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the factory module is further configured to provide a notification of a completion of the formatting of the token.