Re: [Opensc-devel] OpenSC at FOSDEM 2018

[Anders R. <and...@gm...>]

On 2018-01-08 10:12, Jakub Jelen wrote:

>> History is becoming a weight that prevents further evolution. Many
>> limitations are rooted in assumptions that are no longer true.
>> We'd need PKCS11-2018, a complete revision of the standard that
>> ditches
>> a lot of dead weight.
> 
> PKCS#11 is not dead. There is going to be PKCS#11 3.0 [1], which I try
> to follow, but I don't think, there is going to be any significant
> change in the way of handling multiple processes. Or what dead weight
> you mean in this case?

I know that RedHat have designed their crypto platform around PKCS #11.
No other vendors have.

PKCS #11 for smart cards isn't going anywhere, neither does PC/SC.

Intel and ARM are all into embedded security.

Essentially only Estonia continues with eID cards.

Anders