SCsquare Ltd. » WHQL http://www.scsquare.com SC² is a world leader in the provision of Security Chip and Communication solutions. The company offers a wide variety of solutions meeting the latest security needs. The SC² team is comprised of talented and experienced security architects and engineers, combining extensive experience with real worldwide implementations of Smart Card technology, including Contact, Contact-less and Dual-Interface Smart Cards. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:42:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 Smart Card MiniDriver http://www.scsquare.com/products/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-smart-card-minidriver/ http://www.scsquare.com/products/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-smart-card-minidriver/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:10:15 +0000 admin http://www.scsquare.com/?p=225 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)

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.

Compatible with Windows 7 Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2

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:

Works with Windows Vista Windows Vista Basic Certified for Windows Server 2008

Designed for Windows XP Designed for Windows Server 2003 Designed for Windows XP x64 Designed for Windows Server 2003 x64

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.

*The availability of various Apollo OS features may defer between versions, projects and applications.

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