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SMART CARD READER WITH A SECURE LOGGING FEATURE

  • US 20130119130A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2012
  • Published: 05/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart card reader for generating electronic signatures in conjunction with an inserted smart card comprising:

  • a communication interface for communicating with a host computer;

    a smart card connector for communicating with the smart card;

    a first memory component for securely storing one or more cryptographic keys;

    a second memory component for storing a log;

    a user interface comprising a user output interface for presenting information to the user and a user input interface for receiving user indications;

    a data processing component for communicating with the host computer, communicating with the smart card and driving the user interface;

    said smart card reader adapted to exchange smart card commands with a smart card using the smart card connector;

    said smart card reader further adapted to operate in a secure logging mode in which the smart card reader logs in said log security related events relative to the reader or the reader'"'"'s usage; and

    said smart card reader further adapted to generate a reader signature on said log using at least one of the one or more cryptographic keys stored in said first memory.

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