[Tutor] [Web] Using pyCrypto - pyscard

[Kent Johnson]

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Olivier Roger
<Olivier.roger at student.uclouvain.be> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a question concerning the use of python to make web application.
> I don't know if it is possible. I would like to create an applet capable of
> using the client smardcard (with pyscard/pyCrypto module) reader to read and
> display the contained data on the page.
>
> I already have a simple python application that does it. My question is the
> following: Is it possible to port it into an applet

Presuming that by 'applet' you mean something that runs client-side in
a web browser, your options for doing this with Python are very
limited.
- You can use IronPython within MS Silverlight
- There may be ways to do this with Firefox and IE but they are obscure

Kent