Common Criteria EAL 4+

Apollo OS is Common Criteria EAL 4+ Certified:

Apollo OS Common Criteria EAL 4+ Certificate

Apollo OS Common Criteria EAL 4+ Confirmation

FIPS 140-2 Level 3

Apollo OS is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certified:

Apollo OS FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certificate

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Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 Smart Card MiniDriver

On May 14th 2009, only two weeks after Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 released candidates became publicly available, SCsquare Ltd. has completed its new MiniDriver certification for Apollo OS Smart Cards.

An updated released on August 18th 2009, added certification of the new MiniDriver to every Windows OS since XP to current, workstations and servers.

Microsoft Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) Certification Report (updated)

The availability of the new MiniDriver is a result of a close cooperation between Microsoft and SCsquare under the Microsoft “Logo Ready” program.

The new MiniDriver, which is publicly and freely available via Windows Update, is automatically installed to any Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 machines upon the insertion of an Apollo OS Smart Card into any PC/SC compliant smart card reader.

Apollo OS Smart Card is the first high security, multi-application cryptographic smart card in the world to achieve the “Compatible with Windows 7” and “Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2” logos from Microsoft.

The new smart card Mini Driver complies with Microsoft’s MiniDriver version 7 specifications for plug-and-play operation in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and complies with Microsoft’s MiniDriver version 6 and version 5 specifications for backward compatibility:

The following video shows the new plug-and-play functionality of the new MiniDriver:

Apollo OS smart card implement a large variety of advanced technologies including  on-card asymmetric key generation, RSA and Elliptic Curve cryptography, digital signature, dual-interface (contact and contactless) communication and biometrics to name a few*.

For any additional information, please feel free to contact us.

ISO 9001 Policy and Quality Goals

1. SC² management regards product quality and client service as a strategic goal, and as the main tool for accomplishing company objectives.
2. SC² continuously improves work practices and standards with the aim of meeting ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9000-3 standards, which have been adopted as the means to construct a high quality system.
3. SC² will work towards developing a reputation as a leading company with high professional and technological standards in product development, customer training, consultancy and services.
4. SC² seeks to meet timetables, improve production processes and attain reliable products, while meeting customer demands and expectations.
5. SC² trains and instructs all levels of staff in the best available use of technology with the object of ingraining behavior that accords with quality standards.
6. SC² creates advanced professional infrastructure enabling efficient productive competition and encouraging employee creativity.
7. SC² staff will be attentive to client requests and calls with the aim of improving service and improving both existing products and those in development.
8. SC² will seek cooperative and fruitful customer relations to ensure that product development meets client needs, means and manpower as effectively as possible.
9. SC² will deal with customer calls quickly and appropriately and seek feedback allowing recognition of problems and ensuring corrective action.
10. SC² management considers suppliers and sub-contractors an indivisible part of quality procedures, requiring the definition of appropriate interfaces and work practices.
11. SC² management will develop data collection tools designed to locate exceptions in order to ensure preventive and corrective action.
12. SC² management will work towards defined objectives providing for clear and measurable quality and effectiveness targets.

Jacob Mendel
CEO

ISO 9001:2008

ISO 14001 Environmental Policy

SC² Management attaches great importance to the formation of an environmental policy and meeting its requirements, with regards to products or services that may impact on the environment.  SC² has therefore adopted the requirements defined by international standard ISO14001 (2004).
This policy is brought to the attention of SC² employees and representatives.
SC² are committed to meeting policy objectives in the following areas:

• Meeting all standard requirements, related to the company or its products, that customers and approved bodies have published.
• Ensuring new developments have minimal negative environmental impact.
• Taking into account life cycle factors when planning products.
• Planning products, so as to minimize environmental impact during manufacture, use and when disposing of the product.
• A commitment to continual improvement, pollution prevention, waste reduction and reduction of resource use (materials, petrol and energy) as well as a commitment to recycling.
• Education and guidance of employees in relation to the environmental policy and related activities.
• Cooperation with external bodies (government, municipalities) whose activities are environment related, and conformity with their requirements.
• Encouraging suppliers and sub-contractors to use Environmental Management systems.
• Constant monitoring of environmental management related activities.

Jacob Mendel

CEO

Personalization

SCsquare personalization solution is a software platform, allowing card issuers to easily and securely personalize Apollo OS smart cards.

Our personalization solutions seamlessly integrates with standard card personalization machinery, desktop and industrial.

For data acquisition, our personalization solution can communicate with standard databases, certificate authorities, biometric systems and others.

Depending on each project specifications, SCsquare personalization can be provided as a stand-alone solution or as a software module for integration.

Smart Card Printer (Illustration)

Smart Card Tools

SCsquare has developed a selection of software tools designed to assist its clients in the process of planning, developing and deploying of smart card projects.

Here are the main families:

• Development tools
• Cryptographic tools
• Integration tools
• Management tools
• Diagnostics tools

While some of SCsquare tools are off-the-shelf products, others can be easilty customized and tailored according to customer requests.

For additional information on our smart card tools, please contact us.

Middleware

For a smooth integration of Apollo OS smart cards, Contact, Contactless or Dual-Interface with IT systems, a standard middleware is required.

SCsquare offers its client a selection of the following solutions:

• CSP (cryptographic service provider)
• PKCS#11
• Smart Card MiniDriver

CSP (Cryptographic Service Provider) is a smart card interface DLL, digitally signed by Microsoft and supported since Windows 2000. CSP is currently phased out in favor of the new Smart Card MiniDriver.

PKCS#11 (Public Key Cryptography Standard #11) is the common alternative to CSP, and is used for integration of smart cards with application that does not support CSP such as FireFox, ThunderBird, Novell, etc.

Smart Card MiniDriver is an improved and enhanced solution for integration of smart card with Microsoft Windows Environments. SCsquare MiniDriver for Apollo OS has been tested and certified by Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab). Read more here

Users who are interested in testing and evaluation our middleware are invited to send an email to: marketing@scsquare.com

For generic private and open source middleware, Apollo OS is available with a PKCS#15 profile.

Tailored Projects

For special clients with special needs, we are capable of recruiting our vast experience and know-how, cryptographic development force and available technologies and platforms.

SCsquare has already implemented several, extremely challenging specifications, based on our technologies, and is looking to replicate its success to additional tailored projects.

For additional information, queries and more, please contact us.

e-Payment

Apollo OS, our multi application smart card operating system is ready and certified for the various e-Payment applications commonly used in today’s smart card industry:

ePayment Card

• Banking Cards
• Credit Cards
• ePayment Cards
• eTransportation Cards

Built on its secured core and functionality, Apollo OS can be easily adapted to any e-Payment scheme.

eTransportation Card

For additional details, please contact us.