US 8,573,493 B2 · Method and system for smart card virtualization

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided to allow personal computer users to virtualize a local smart card so that they can remotely connect to a server and interact with the server as if the local smart card was physically connected to the server. They connect a remote smart card target hardware device to the target system through a physical connection, such as a USB connection, and the device interacts with the local user's computer and smart card reader over a network. The target system is unaware that the smart card reader is not connected directly to the system through a physical connection, and the target system does not need special software to implement the remote smart card reader. The smart card target device connected to the target computer may be physically connected and disconnected.

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Dependent claims

A data processing system for virtualization of a smart card reader, comprising:

a target computer configured to send and receive smart card data to a locally connected smart card virtualization device;
a client computer locally connected to a smart card reader;
the smart card virtualization device separate from and locally connected to the target computer, configured to:
receive smart card commands from the locally connected target computer;
send the received smart card commands to the client computer over a network;
receive smart card command response data from the client smart card reader over the network;
process the received smart card command response data;
and
send the processed smart card response data to the locally connected target computer through a physical USB connection plugged into the target computer.

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Method and system for smart card virtualization

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