[Opensc-devel] Smartcard HSM built-in root CA?

[Daniel P. <da...@po...>]

Hi all,

I was looking at the specs for Smartcard HSM:

http://www.smartcard-hsm.com/features.html#devaut

and it suggests that a "Scheme Root CA maintained by CardContact issues
certificates for Device Issuer CAs, which in turn issue an unique device
certificate for each SmartCard-HSM produced."

Does this mean the card has some dependency on the manufacturer/vendor?
 Is this typical?

Regards,

Daniel