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Created by
Phil Benchoff, last updated on Aug 30, 2010
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Open-source OpenPGP v2.0 smart card in a USB format.
Features
- OpenPGP Card version 2
- USB token
- Three independent RSA keys (signature, encryption, authentication) with a length of up to 3072 bit.
- Keys can be generated on the stick itself or already existing keys can be imported. Afterwards the private keys can never leave the Crypto Stick.
Links
- GPF Crypto Stick
- GPF Store
- When you get to the order screen, CONUS is Vereinigte Staaten
- PB: For me, it was 49 euros + 10 euros shipping = about $75
- Installation and Usage (en)
- Wiki: GPF Crypto Stick (v2)
- Note: Crypto Stick v1.2 is OpenPgp Card v2.0.
- Crypto Stick v1.0 Techincal Information
TODO
- gpgsm S/MIME testing
- PKCS#11
- Testing on operating systems other than Linux.
Phil's Comments
Overall
- Expensive for what you get. (Well, I don't know of anything cheaper though.)
- Cheesy plastic case. Durability in question.
- Not FIPS-140 certified.
- Documentation sparse (but better than Aladdin eBroken).