I got the same problem today and I digged onto the java sources until I found the source of the problem. I know this question is quite old and already have an accepted answer, but that one is not a real answer. Basically, the SunPKCS11 provider does list all available slots, then, get the slot … Read more
I am afraid it is not possible to detect if the card containing specific X509Certificate2 object is present in the reader by using standard .NET APIs. The best thing (very hackish) I could come up with is this: public static X509Certificate2 GetDefaultCertificateStoredOnTheCard() { // Acquire public key stored in the default container of the currently … Read more
You can get the IMEI like this (but is it what you want ?), just an exemple : mTelephonyMgr = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE); String imei = mTelephonyMgr.getDeviceId(); Likewise, you have String getSimCountryIso(): Returns the ISO country code equivalent for the SIM provider’s country code. String getSimOperator(): Returns the MCC+MNC (mobile country code + mobile network code) of … Read more
Are you creating the web application, or trying to write software that runs at the client (sort of like your own web browser)? If you are creating a web application, it’s pretty much just standard client certification authentication. The fact that the certificate came from a hardware token doesn’t change much for the server; if … Read more
The fact is that browsers can’t talk to (cryptographic) smart cards for other purposes than establishing SSL. You shall need additional code, executed by the browser, to access smart cards. There are tens of custom and proprietary plugins (using all three options you mentioned) for various purposes (signing being the most popular, I guess) built … Read more