Feitian ePass PKI token

 Feitian offers the  ePass PKI token, also called Feitian FTCOS/PK-01C token.

The Feitian ePass PKI token combines a Feitian PKI card and a sealled Feitian R-301 CCID reader. Therefore, the token can be used with OpenSC PCSC+CCID standard driver, no need to use any ifup PCSC driver/OpenCT. The driver is fully open source and free software, no binary needed (contrary to the ePass3000).

This new hardware is still under active development and may require a firmware upgrade in the future. Do not use this token in production yet before it is fully tested.

It is a recent cryptographic card, with nice and powerful features:

• Support T=0, T=1 or USB communication.
• Ability to generate 1024 bits or 2048 bits RSA key pair.
• Ability to transfer key pairs and certificates to card.
• Support ISO 7816 compliant cryptographic operations, authentication and access control.
• Support ISO 7816 part 12 contacts USB electrical interface.
• Support cryptographic algorithm of DES, 3DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, RSA 1024,RSA 2048.

The driver of FTCOS/PK-01C in OpenSC is called "entersafe". It's supported in OpenSC 0.11.8 and later version. Upcoming OpenSC 0.12 offers several fixes and enhancements.

Feitian has their own software for windows, cards writen by Feitian can be read by OpenSC, and vice versa. Since Feitian's software support PKCS11 and windows CAPI, cards writen by it can not be writen any more by OpenSC, and vice versa.

A limited batch of 20 units is available from Gooze:  http://www.gooze.eu/feitian-epass-pki-token for testing.

Thanks

Many thanks to  EnterSafe division of  Feitian, for their technical help in adding support for the FTCOS/PK-01C.

Donation of 20 Feitian PKI cards for Free Software developers:  http://www.gooze.eu/products/feitian-pki-free-software-developer-card