RIP and smartcards

[Michael Bacon]

> >Suppose the only copy of your private key is contained within your
> >smartcard (dongle/whatever). Indeed, it was likely generated on board
> >the smartcard.
> >
> >Are you supposed to deliver up your smartcard to Plod when he arrives
> >with a notice? And if so, how can you continue to conduct 
> your business
> >without it?
> 
> You shouldn't design your system that is so dependent upon 
> one component 
> that cannot be replaced or backed-up. Smart cards are very 
> fragile things.  
[snip]

Nevertheless, I can conceive of operational circumstances where delivery up
of a smart card (eg. from a high-speed communications device) would have
serious consequences for a business.  Would Plod accept a copy of the smart
card?

Michael (Streaky) Bacon
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