http://www.acs.com.hk/downloads_drivers.asp The above link leads to Linux drivers, but you are probably looking for software to do the security side of things. http://software.freshmeat.net/search/?q=smart+card§ion=projects&x=10&y=1 0 Go there for programs utilizing the Smart Card under Linux. I was reading in the Linux Journal about the USB-serial interface that has been written to accommodate devices like this. Although I don't understand a lot of the code the writer seemed confident that the driver and abstraction layer were better and more flexible than previous attempts at supporting these devices. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: > http://www.acs.com.hk/products_readers_acr30.asp > > ACS ACR30 > > > Brian Kelsay said: > > Do you have the Smart card reader? Post the model and brand if you > > have one or have some that you are looking at for the Windows machines. > > That will give us some idea of what you are talking about if we can > > pull up specs on these devices. > > Brian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: admin@kclinux.net > > > > This doesn't exsist, but I'm hoping maybe it does and someone knows > > where to get it. For Windows 2000 and XP, there are smartcard readers > > that will log you in when you insert a smartcard, and log you out when > > you logout or when you remove your smartcard. Is there something like > > this can be used for KDE or Gnome on Red Hat 8.0? The smartcard > > readers are USB and detects fine. > >