cardini.ini

The file CardIni.ini defines some basic characteristics of some smartcards. The file can be found in the Aloaha directory and should be edited only be experts!


Below a sample entry of the new 2048 Bit D-Trust Card:

[D-Trust 2048]
PINmin=6
PINmax=6
CPINVerify=00 20 00 90 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
CardType=9
Comment=D-Trust 2048
ATR=3B F2 18 00 02 C1 0A 31 FE 58 C8 08 74
PINVerify=00 20 00 81 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
MPINVerify=00 20 00 01 06 00 00 00 00 00 00

PINmin/max instructs the PIN Pad of the Cardreader how many digits it has to read from the PIN Pad. If your PIN has 8 digits you must set PINmin/max to 8!

In case you change the length of the PIN you MUST change also PINVerify, MPINVerify and  CPINVerify. The 06 in those strings has the meaning of Pinlength=6. So in case you change PINmin/max to 8 you must also change the 06 to 08!

Pin Caching

With Aloaha it is possible to cache the PIN on the harddrive. This is usefull for mass-/batch signatures without having a mass-/batch signature capable card.

To use software PIN Caching you have to disable first the PIN Pad of your card reader. Just set UsePINPAD=0 in your ReaderIni.ini. 

Now you have to find your smart card in the CardIni.ini. The entry will look like:

[06788729]
ATR=3B F2 18 00 02 C1 0A 31 FE 58 C8 08 74

All you need to do now is to add a line to the section of your card which looks like
Password=123456

To force Aloaha to read the PIN from the readerini.ini you need to change UsePINPAD=0 in your reader section of the file cardini.ini!


Please read here to learn how to cache a PIN in a memory location.


Please note that software pin caching requires an extreme secure system since your PIN is very valuable! A better solution would be a Multisign Card with secure PIN Caching!

PIN Caching via cardini.ini requires a server license!