Card Mini-Driver Certification Requirements and Certification Kit

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Card Mini-Driver detailed certification requirements are now available at:

https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/sc-minidriver_certreqs.mspx

 

Card Module Certification Kit (CMCK) has shipped with the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). WLK is the ship vehicle for the smart card certification program test kit. The WLK is available from the Microsoft Connect Web-site and instructions on how to obtain it is available from at https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/wdk/betawdk.mspx.

 

Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) will want to use the CMCK to develop V5 smart card minidrivers to the WLK. IHVs can execute the tests within the WLK, or can use the CMCK in standalone mode. To execute the CMCK in the WLK, they should refer to the WLK documentation.