Porting Windows USB Token Drivers to Linux

I am hoping to get some advice from the list here in regards
to
porting drivers for a custom USB token over the Linux.  The
token was
part of a pilot batch not sold on the general market.  It is
a
JavaCard and uses the standard PC/SC and PKCS#11 interfaces.
 However
it has proprietary windows drivers for both the Token and
the virtual
smartcard reader used to talk to the token.  I have no
access to any
source code or any specs whatsoever and would like to avoid
having to
pay the makers of the token more $ to port their drivers
over to
Linux.

If this USB token is CCID compliant would I just be able to
use the
generic CCID drivers?  If so how can I tell if the token is
CCID
compliant?  The OpenCT overview also mentioned something
about PC/SC
Lite being able to directly use windows drivers in the
ifdhandler
format.  I was wondering how to determine if my drivers are
in the
ifdhandler format and if so how then to use them with PC/SC
lite.
Also, I would appreciate any advice on what if anything I
need to do
to replicate the virtual reader and the USB interface.

I think part of my problem is my unfamiliarity with the
whole Linux
smartcard driver environment.  There aren't many people
where I work
and I am having to sort of put on many hats and jump right
in so I
apologize if I am lacking in some basic understanding.

Thanks in advance.
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hello,

2007/11/8, Mike Brotzman <mbrotzman.jhugmail.com>:
> If this USB token is CCID compliant would I just be
able to use the
> generic CCID drivers?  If so how can I tell if the
token is CCID
> compliant?

http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid.html#CCID_compl
iant

> The OpenCT overview also mentioned something about
PC/SC
> Lite being able to directly use windows drivers in the
ifdhandler
> format.

Where have you seen that?

> I was wondering how to determine if my drivers are in
the
> ifdhandler format and if so how then to use them with
PC/SC lite.
> Also, I would appreciate any advice on what if anything
I need to do
> to replicate the virtual reader and the USB interface.

What is a virtual reader in your case?

bye

-- 
  Dr. Ludovic Rousseau
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