From cypherpunks-errors@toad.com Wed Jan 21 03:38:35 1998

The Independent Smartcard Developer Association, the only non-vendor controlled smartcard related industry organization, announces their latest release of SIO/STEST.

SIO/STEST is a developer toolkit that provides drivers for most popular smartcard readers as well as card support for a wide range of crypto capable smartcards. SIO/STEST provides the tools required by the application programmer to integrate smartcards with their application.

As always, your feedback is appreciated.

Is this for a "cypherpunks" smartcard, or for hacking them? Smartcards tend to be transponders, and to want to gobble up all other cards...bad card, bad card. Excerpt from the Cryptography Manifesto enclosed. ---guy Consider it an NSA proposal to issue everyone a Universal Biometrics Card. Everyone in the world. # By John Walker -- kelvin@fourmilab.ch, Revision 8 -- February 28th, 1994 # # Operationally, the Universal Biometrics Card serves as the cardholder's # identification for all forms of transactions and # interactions. It can potentially replace all the # following forms of identification and credentials: # # Passport and visas # House and car keys # Driver's license and automobile registration(s) # Employee ID card # Bank credit, debit, and automatic teller cards # Health insurance card # Medical history/blood type/organ donor cards # Automobile insurance card # Telephone credit card(s) # Membership card for clubs, museums, etc. # Frequent flyer club card(s) and flight coupons # Car rental discount card(s) # Train, bus, airplane, toll road and bridge tickets # Airline flight boarding pass # Train and bus pass and subscription card # WHO immunisation certificate # Personal telephone directory # Personal telephone number # Passwords for access to computers, data services, and networks # Software subscription access keys # Cable and satellite TV subscriptions # Cellular phone and personal digital assistant personal ID # Encryption keys for secure electronic mail, phone, and FAX # Electronic signature key # # Cash # # Of course, use of the Universal Biometrics # Card will start out as voluntary... They'll say hey, you've already surrendered your biometric number during fingerprinting for driver's licenses. It will be too late. The high-tech American Leviathan will be in place.