Certgate Smart Card MultimediaCard (MMC)
certgate GmbH, with their headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, plan, develop and market products and solutions for data and communication security on mobile devices. The certgate products offer smart card security for all mobile devices, especially smart phones and PDAs.
The main component of the certgate products is the certgate Smart Card microSD, the combination of a Smart Card and a flash memory Card in the shape of a microSD card, a revolution in mobile security. It provides all functions and features of a conventional Smart Card with the design of a microSD card hence it can be used with all mobile devices, especially in Smartphones and PDAs too. Therewith business processes are expandable onto mobile devices delivering a significantly increased productivity without any loss of security complying with applicable security directives and certified by the German BSI. The most important features and USPs of the certgate products are compiled in the enclosed executive summary.
The certgate Smart microSD does not need hardware specific drivers vs. other solutions on the market! Furthermore the certgate architecture allows the integration of proprietary crypto chips without the necessity to adapt firmware. The certgate architecture is in principle a microSD card with built-in ISO Smart Card reader!
Besides the certgate Smart Card microSD PKI, the certgate portfolio also comprises the following products:
- certgate CSP and PKCS#11 middleware
- certgate API, a programming interface for the full integration of Smart Card functions into applications
- certgate microSD Java Card, which is an open Java Card for the development and usage of customized cardlets
- certgate Development Kit Java Card (CDK), for quick and simple development and integration of proprietary smart card applications for the certgate microSD Java Card
- certgate OEM, certgate Smart Card with customized Crypto Chip and/or OEM Smart Card operating system (e.g. TCOS Chip)
- certgate Evaluator External Smart Card (CEESC): For test and integration of your own cryptographic processor in the certgate environment