Relation to Other Services

Other parts of the Microsoft Internet Security Framework use the smart card subsystem, as shown in the following illustration. (Because of U.S. export restrictions, a cryptographic service provider (CSP) that uses an SCSP to communicate cryptographic-related requests should sign and verify the SCSP.)

relation of microsoft internet security framework to smart card subsystem

For more information on the role of the smart card subsystem in the Microsoft Internet Security Framework, see https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/smartcard/default.mspx.