- firefox : Belgian electronic identity card (eID) add-on for Mozilla Firefox
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- The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from
- a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information
- about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner,
- and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
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- The application verifies the signature of the identity information,
- checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally
- checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
-
- The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox
- plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access
- websites and/or sign documents.
+ The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner, and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
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+ The application verifies the signature of the identity information, checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
+
+ The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access websites and/or sign documents.
- <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from
-a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information
-about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner,
-and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
+ <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner, and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
-The application verifies the signature of the identity information,
-checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally
-checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
+The application verifies the signature of the identity information, checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
-The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox
-plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access
-websites and/or sign documents.
+The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access websites and/or sign documents.
- <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from
-a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information
-about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner,
-and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
+ <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner, and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
-The application verifies the signature of the identity information,
-checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally
-checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
+The application verifies the signature of the identity information, checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
-The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox
-plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access
-websites and/or sign documents.
+The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access websites and/or sign documents.
<Summary xml:lang="en">Development files for eid-mw</Summary>
- <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from
-a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information
-about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner,
-and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
+ <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner, and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
-The application verifies the signature of the identity information,
-checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally
-checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
+The application verifies the signature of the identity information, checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
-The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox
-plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access
-websites and/or sign documents.
+The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access websites and/or sign documents.
<Summary xml:lang="en">Belgian electronic identity card (eID) add-on for Mozilla Firefox</Summary>
- <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from
-a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information
-about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner,
-and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
+ <Description xml:lang="en">The eid-viewer application allows the user to read out any information from a Belgian electronic identity card. Both identity information and information about the stored cryptographic keys can be read in a user-friendly manner, and can easily be printed out or stored for later reviewal.
-The application verifies the signature of the identity information,
-checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally
-checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
+The application verifies the signature of the identity information, checks whether it was signed by a government-issued key, and optionally checks the certificate against the government's Trust Service.
-The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox
-plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access
-websites and/or sign documents.
+The eID Middleware provides the libraries, a PKCS#11 module and a Firefox plugin to use Belgian eID (electronic identity) card in order to access websites and/or sign documents.