Compatibility documentation for Cryptnox USB smart card readers
Documentation for the Cryptnox USB smart card readers: which national eID and professional cards work with them, country by country; which services and platforms work with a Cryptnox FIDO2 card; and what the Click-to-Tap button does.
Published at docs.cryptnox.com/cryptnox-readers, part of the Cryptnox documentation portal.
| Article | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Smart Card Reader Compatibility by Country | National eID and professional card compatibility per country, with the official government middleware required for each |
| FIDO2 Card Compatibility — Services and Platforms | Which services and operating systems work with a Cryptnox FIDO2 NFC card, second-factor or passwordless, and where extra software is needed |
| Click-to-Tap — FIDO2 User Presence on a Desktop Reader | What the Click-to-Tap button does, why FIDO2 sign-in on a contact reader needs it, its requirements, and troubleshooting |
A single PDF of all articles is built with every deploy and linked from the site's index page.
| Reader | Type | Connector |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptnox® Smartcard Reader | Contact (ISO/IEC 7816, T=0/T=1) | USB-C, USB-A adapter supplied |
| Cryptnox NFC Contactless Reader | Contactless (ISO/IEC 14443 A/B) | USB-C, USB-A adapter supplied |
Both support extended APDU, which national eID schemes and ICAO 9303 travel documents require for certificates and signatures larger than the 255/256-byte short-APDU limit.
pip install -r requirements.txt
sphinx-build -W -b html docs/source docs/_build/htmlFor the PDF (requires a LaTeX installation with latexmk):
sphinx-build -M latexpdf docs/source docs/_buildCryptnox smart cards and compatible readers are available at shop.cryptnox.com.