Charismathics

CSSI middleware is now PIV II approved!

standard PKI middleware independent of PC client and smart card operating system

Forget all you know about the integration of smart cards into security architectures – this is a completely new design of standard software that is required by anyone using a PKI chip such as offered with our smart security component © for ID purposes.

smart security interface © It is a full PKI client for scurity tokens. It also supports all TPM platforms worldwide. It is personalization software. It allows creating card profiles for literally any smart card application or specification. It is used for certified digital signatures. It is independent from chip and PC client software. It integrates into Windows. And Linux. And Macintosh. And Sun. And Outlook. And Notes. And Groupwise. And Adobe. And Firefox. And Entrust. And Cybertrust. And, and, and…Charismathics decided to offer a lean and variable product, that is dedicated to function, interoperability and price competitiveness. And after all, why should you pay for proprietary products, if flexibility and compliance is everything what really counts? Compare our generic PKI middleware with cometing products - the charismathics smart security

Smart Card-based bundle	USB Token-based bundle
This kit consists of: x1 - CSSI 4.8 single seat client license x1 - SCM 3311 smart card reader x1 - JCOP smart card	This kit consists of: x1 - CSSI 4.8 single seat client license x1 - USB Plug N Crypt token (NO FLASH MEMORY)
$99.00	$79.00

Plug N Crypt

Smart Security Interface

Smart Security Interface Application Support

Charismathics is closely working with its partners to enable our customer's architectures to work properly, reliable and secure. Hence, and before releasing them for use, we run our products in outstanding and exeptional environments to ensure an overall product compliance and a maximum of technical acceptance and stability.

Our software also supports the pre-boot environments of all major hard disk encryption (HDE) software, not only by stored credentials, but X.509 certificate-based strong authentication mechanisms. This makes your hardware choice for tokens independent of the software in use!

Modular Architecture Guarantees Fast Adaptation – Mass Production Support on Request

If you require to support specific smart card applications or you would like to integrate your own file structure to sell your software on our hardware platform: the smart security interface © is the tool you need. We are able to adopt our PKI client according to your specification in only a few days time. Moreover, for small and medium volumes, you can use it for initialization and personalization for all supported tokens.

If you intend to personalization services during mass production, we will offer you a product derivative enabling you to speed up your production and avoiding to blocking your expensive equipment for other jobs.

CSSI Features and Benefits

• 100% complete integration of CSP and PKCS#11 command set
• optional OEM version
• Single middleware multi API support
  
  • One software only for all standard PKI smart cards or USB sticks
  • PKCS#11, MS-CAPI, BaseCSP, APDU, PC/SC 2.0, CT-API, TPM TSS
  • pre-boot: Safeboot, Utimaco, PGP, Pointsec
• Multi security chip platform support
  
  • javacard 2.1.1 and 2.2.1 (incl. JCOP, JTOP, Gem Xpresso)
  • CardOS, TCOS, SecCOS
  • Micardo, ACOS, StarCOS, Cryptoflex, MPcos etc.
  • TPM 1.1 / 1.2 compliance (Infineon, Broadcom, Intel, Atmel, ST)
• Multi client OS platform support
  
  • Windows NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Vista 64
  • Linux Kernel 2.6 (Redhat, SuSe, Debian etc.) including 64bit
  • MacOS X
  • Sun Solaris
• Multi card profile support
  
  • PKCS#15, SigG, CNS, etc.
  • ActivIdentity, GemSafe, AET, G&D, RSAsecurity, etc.
  • Flexible extension and modification or completely new integrations
• Optional mass production version
• Adoptable Smart Security Interface Manager
  
  • allows complete administration of PKI cards or PKI USB-sticks as is
  • exports, imports and extends digital certificates
• Single card personalization function
  
  • recognizes all standard smart card operating systems
  • allows old PKI card infrastructures to be integrated easily

Plug N Crypt

Plug N Crypt is an all-in-one USB device. Together with our Crypt N Trust familiy, it combines the functionality of a smart card and a smart card reader with the convenience of a USB flash memory stick, creating a unique new product: Your easy-to-use companion for mobile security and secure data storage.

And if we talk secure data encryption – we really mean it. Plug N Crypt is available with up to 2GB of flash memory, or as pure ID product. All devices are also available with optional RFID transponders to combine logical and physical access control, compliant to all mainstream protocol standards. The following form factors are available:

• USB stick
• smart card
• contact-less RFID transponders
• SD memory card types
• OTP 2-in-1 devices (ISO 7816 cards or as USB stick)

In all cases it is competitively priced and comes with a long list of software to allow it to be used within all major software environments.

Feel the advantage

Personal profiles, keys and passwords, files and even digital certificates can now be stored and truly encrypted in only one device, small enough to carry and big enough for all what is important to you. A memory partitioning option allows to separate encrypted and non-encrypted data just like on two hard disks. Your personal passwords, keys and certificates can be securely stored on a smart card chip and accessible only by an individual PIN.

Thanks to the Plug N Crypt security mechanisms, even loosing your device will not be of any danger any more - as nobody could ever make use of your secret data. Moreover, Plug N Crypt integrates into all well known standard software solutions, increasing their usability, convenience and security by far. Together with our smart security interface ©, this product represents the ultimate solution for all hardware-based security requirements.

Plug N Crypt application support

Charismathics is closely working with partners to enable our customer’s architectures to work properly, reliable and secure. Hence, and before releasing them for use, we run our products in outstanding and exceptional environments to ensure a maximum of technical acceptance and stability.

Our product also supports the pre-boot environments of all major hard disk encryption (HDE) software, not only by stored credentials, but X.509 certificate-based strong authentication mechanisms. This makes your hardware choice for tokens independent of the software in use!

Features and Benefits

• personal USB mobility device for all personal settings, using true PKI functions
• optional availability with up to 2GB flash memory
• security chip for true data encryption and secure key and key pair storage
• importing digital certificates for creating digital signatures
• plugs into all standard software applications and environments
  
  • MS Office 2000, XP, 2003, Outlook Express
  • Firefox, Netscape, Groupwise, Lotus Notes etc.
  • Adobe Acrobat 6.x, 7.x, Adobe Reader
• Multi client OS platform support
  
  • Windows NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
  • Linux Redhat, SuSe, Debian
  • MacOS X, Sun Solaris, Staroffice
• Multi security chip support
  
  • Plugs into existing PKI environments for smooth hardware upgrades
• Also available as smart card only product with standard smart card reader

smart security component ©

CardOS

• CardOS 4.01a
• CardOS 4.20
• CardOS 4.30
• CardOS 4.2B
• CardOS 4.3B
• CardOS 4.2C

Other

• Cosmo ID v5
• Cosmo ID v7
• JCOP 21
• JCOP 31
• JCOP 41
• jTOP v1
• jTOP v2
• jTOP v3
• StarCOS 2.3
• StarCOS 2.4
• StarCOS 3.x
• Smartcafé Expert 3.x
• ACOS 03 EMV
• TCOS 3.0

Charismathics values its customers with a full service product portfolio. Therefore, and among ready manufactured smart cards and USB sticks, we also offer the in-built PKI security components as stand-alone products. As raw silicon wafers, sawn on frames or already mounted as smart card module, waffle pack or dual inline package (DIP).

If you are to manufacture smart cards, you wish to integrate them into other hardware, or connect them to software with native code, this product category is your choice. All of the offered components provide evaluated minimum security levels of either ITSEC E4h or CC EAL 4+, and the latest symmetric and asymmetric algorithm support. The ultimate choice: All of them may be replaced with each other seemlessly when using our smart security interface © software platform.

Hardware Integration Support

Charismathics provides a very high volume of PKI smart card ICs to the world market. By our extraordinary experience in security hardware integration of our support team, we also provide hardware and software support for all these devices.
Unlike other suppliers, we are able to provide a premium service for a minimum investment at all volumes by pour modular product architechture: you may be looking for a dedicated product compliance with specifications of service providers or national authorities, we would customize our products to make you a dedicated product available, enabling you to supply your markets.