smart cards

[Newsmail <newsmail@satimex.tvnet.hu>]

hi people, is there anyone who could give me an url that describes how 
smart cards work, and what are they good for. I mean, I read about cipher 
performances on smart cards, but actually I dont understand how can I store 
keyfiles on smartcards, or how all this thing works. I asked a many people, 
but nobody was able to give me an answer. if someone could help me, I'M 
looking forward to it. thx
Regards,
Greg

ps: I'M mostly interested about storing encrypted keyfiles on smartcards, 
and so on.


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