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About this Guide
This document describes certgate’s AirID’s microSD smartcard “cgCard” including its software architecture and general use.
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Due to that, this guide is intended for developers, system integrator and administrators who want to integrate the certgate AirID microSD smartcard in their smartcard aware environment or software.
System Overview
Smartcards provide one of the most reliable and secure mechanism for storing digital certificates (identities) on a dedicated hardware modul which is specifically designed with security in mind. cgCard in combination with your software, provides you with the possibility to benefit from this great technology on your mobile and desktop applications.
Hardware
cgCard
cgCard is the first microSD card which integrates smartcard technology with regular flash memory.
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- Supports every PKI and two-factor authentication
- Hardware based, dedicated secure element
- Easy to use, portable certificate store
- On-card signature generation (the private key never leaves the secure element)
- No need for additional hardware: cgCard can be used in every microSD card slot
- Flash memory for storing additional data
Software
Windows Driver - certgate AirID PC/SC Driver
The certgate AirID PC/SC Driver delivered with the smartcard, facilitates the interoperability necessary to allow cgCard to be effectively utilized in the PC environment.
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Software stack provided together with cgCard
Installation
The certgate AirID PC/SC Driver is installed using the msi compatible setup packages. The following operating systems are supported:
- Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit)
- Windows 8 (32bit and 64bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32bit and 64bit)
- Windows 10 (32bit and 64bit)
The latest certgate AirID PC/SC Driver Installer is located under:
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To perform a silent installation of the certgate AirID PC/SC Driver
- Go to command prompt
- Locate the path to the Windows Installer file certgate AirID SmartCard microSD xx (v5.1.xx, Windows 7,8,8.1,10, 64 bit).msi
- Enter the below command
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> "certgateAirID SmartCard microSD(v5.1.xx, Windows 7,8,8.1,10, 64 bit).msi " /exenoui /qn |
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| Run the corresponsing setup file (32bit or 64bit) needed for your system to open the “certgate AirID SmartCard microSD Setup” which will guide you through the installation process. Click on “Next”. |
| Read the license agreement and if you agree to the terms and conditions, click “I accept the terms in the License Agreement” and procees the installation with “Next”. |
| On the Select Installation Folder page, use the selected default directory or click Browse to change the installation folder. The default directory is “C:\Program Files\certgateAirID\certgate AirID SmartCard microSD\” Click “Next”. |
| On the Ready to Install page, click “Install” to install the certgate AirID PC/SC Driver. |
| Select “Always trust software from “certgate “AirID GmbH”” and click Install. |
| Finish the installation by clicking “Finish”. |
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The Exit button closes the cgPCSCVXTray.
Now the certgate AirID microSD SmartCard is ready to be used (e.g. ready to load and install card applets). You have the possibility to load your own card applets. certgate AirID provides with the cgSecurePlatform product the cryptovison PKCS#15 card applet and the corresponding middleware.
How to Get Support
If you have a problem with the cgCard (e.g. cgCard is not recognized by software or tray icon) and want to get support under support@certgate support@AirID.com you shall include following information:
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The log file. By default it is located under:
C:\Program Files\certgateAirID\certgate AirID SmartCard microSD\logs\cgPCSCVx.log
Configure Logging
A standard log file is created by the driver it self everytime it is started by system. The log level and log file name of the driver is set via registry values and can be adopted if necessary.
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