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*.

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