Smart cards and multipurpose uses - feedback please!

[Alex Smith (K4RNT)]

I'm looking at buying a smart card development kit, starting with
contact smart cards. I would like to get these up and running so
paying members can have them issued to them with certificates for use
for network authentication as well as use with the Sun Rays.

I'm also interested in dual interface smart cards, which are both
contact and contactless, for potentially using for door access
control. However, there is a significant difference in cost in the
smart card development kit between the contact and dual interface
smart cards.

http://www.smartcardsource.com/sdk.html

If there is sufficient interest, I would be inclined to get the dual
interface smart card SDK, but I would want some help in paying for
this.

Please contact me directly to see if anyone would be willing to chip
in towards doing this. Smart card programming is an interest of mine,
and now that it could be used for our infrastructure, I'm willing to
invest some time and a little bit of money in getting started.

Thanks in advance!

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- Alex Smith (K4RNT)
- Sterling, Virginia USA