Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SmartCard.ReadCertificate

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SmartCard.ReadCertificate

Reads certificate for smart cards.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
SmartCard	7.0	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

MBS( "SmartCard.ReadCertificate"; SmartCardContext; DeviceType { ; ReturnType } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

SmartCardContext The smartcard context reference number. $SmartCardContext

DeviceType Which device to handle, so the plugin talks the right dialect.
Currently supported cardos and acos. "cardos"

ReturnType What format to return the certificate.
Can be Hex or Base64. Default is hex. "Hex" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
SmartCardContext	The smartcard context reference number.	$SmartCardContext
DeviceType	Which device to handle, so the plugin talks the right dialect. Currently supported cardos and acos.	"cardos"
ReturnType	What format to return the certificate. Can be Hex or Base64. Default is hex.	"Hex"	Optional

Result

Returns result or error.

Description

Reads certificate for smart cards.
Convenience function which wraps a few calls to Transmit function.

This is function for atos Smartcards CardOS v5.0/5.3, which we needed for point of sales software in Austria. It may not work with your cards unless they have same protocol.

Example Databases

SmartCard/SmartCard Signatures

Blog Entries

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.0pr4

Release notes

Version 7.0
- Added SmartCard.PerformSignature and SmartCard.ReadCertificate to handle a few card readers easier.

Created 18th January 2017, last changed 17th June 2018

SmartCard.PerformSignature - SmartCard.ReadFile

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