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I have always been curious, do those devices work on linux?

• icebraining 9y ago
  I don't know about that particular implementation, but I can use my citizen card (also a smartcard) to login to government sites on Linux. The site uses a Java applet, which connects to libpcsclite to use the reader.
• blibble 9y ago
  they don't attach to the PC at all they are a simple standalone device you put your card into they look like this: http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/04452dfd35964790b44ee6514745de5c/nationwide-building-society-digital-banking-card-reader-with-visa-byep9y.jpg http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/04452dfd35964790b44ee6514745de5c/n... to transfer money you enter your PIN, then the target account number and amount to transfer, and it gives you a code you type into the browser
• dagw 9y ago
  The Swedish one used to have Linux support, but apparently so few people where using it they couldn't justify the cost and so they stopped supporting it a few upgrades ago. They also seem to be trying in general to move everybody off the USB reader and smart card solution to a smartphone app based solution, so that the total number of people using the USB reader approach is down substantially.
• Doxin 9y ago
  They work perfectly fine. From the browsers POV all that's going on is a input field. Since you manually type in the number from the device there's no need for OS support either.
• Latty 9y ago
  They aren't devices that connect to your computer. They are standalone things (a little like a calculator) with a screen that shows you a token to type in, like a 2FA app. Works with any web browser supporting a form with a text input.