Links about smart card infrastructure
A curated reference list of MSDN articles, TechNet posts, and research papers on Windows smart card infrastructure.
General Architecture
- Windows Vista Smart Card Infrastructure — Contains container naming reference
- The Smart Card Cryptographic Service Cookbook — Contains CryptoAPI calls for Windows logon
- Certificate Enumeration — From TechNet
Minidriver
- Smart Card Minidriver Specification —
- Smart Card Minidriver Certification Requirements — See bottom for CSP sequences: smart card logon, PIN change, enrolment, RunAS…
- Minidriver tests for Microsoft Update deployment —
- Belgian EID minidriver notes — How to test a minidriver with cmck.exe (from the Windows Logo Kit DTM Controller)
DPAPI
Kernel debug
Authentication