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Overview

OpenFIPS201 (and PIV in general) places a number of minimum requirements on any smart-card it is installed and used on. If the applet fails to load, it is most likely because the smartcard fails to meet one or more criteria.

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• Java Card - Your JCRE/JCVM must be Java Card 3.0.4 or above

• Global Platform - Version 2.2.1 or higher is required, with:

  • Support for Secure Channel Protocol 03 (SCP03)

  • Support for org.globalplatform.CVM

• Randomness - Support for the ALG_SECURE_RANDOM random generator type

• Memory - The base applet takes approximately 19kb of EEPROM and 468 bytes or RAM, but this various by installed platform.

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Cryptographic Mechanisms

OpenFIPS201 attempts to be as flexible as possible, when the applet is installed it will attempt to make use of all of the following cryptographic primitives. Any that are not available will simply mean that corresponding mechanism is not available.

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