SMART CARD READER WITH SECURE LOGGING FEATURE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G06F21/55 G06F21/64 G06F21/77 G07F7/08 

FIELD: data processing; security system.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a secure smart card reader. Smart card reader enables to make reader signatures on data representative of events and actions which may be security related and which may comprise data representative of reader commands, which smart card reader receives from a host or remote application, smart card commands which smart card reader exchanges with an inserted smart card, data which smart card reader presents to user for approval, and/or configuration parameters which smart card reader applies when dealing with any of foregoing. Smart card reader may furthermore be adapted to maintain logs of certain events and actions which may comprise exchanging smart card reader commands with a host, exchanging smart card commands with an inserted smart card, and/or interactions with a user. Logs may comprise data representative of smart card reader commands which reader receives from a host or remote application, smart card commands which smart card reader exchanges with an inserted smart card, data which smart card reader presents to user for approval, and/or configuration parameters which smart card reader applies when dealing with any of foregoing. Secure smart card reader may be adapted to generate a reader signature over one or more of these logs.

EFFECT: providing protection of electronic data using a smart card.

35 cl, 4 dwg