secure terminal with smart card reader to communicate with a server via the internet

摘要

The invention concerns an architecture of a terminal ( 5 ) allowing communications between a smart card ( 8 ) and a web server ( 4 ), via an internet network (RI). The terminal ( 5 ) is equipped with a secure enclosure ( 6 ) comprising a smart card reader ( 8 ), a keyboard ( 62 ), and optionally, other computing resources ( 63 ). The non-secure part of the terminal ( 5 ) comprises a web browser ( 51 ) and a first communication node ( 50 ) that routes the requests received to the browser ( 51 ) or to the secure enclosure ( 6 ). The secure enclosure ( 6 ) comprises a second communication node ( 60 ) and an HTTP server ( 61 ). The smart card ( 8 ) comprises a third communication node ( 80 ) and an HTTP server ( 81 ). The web server ( 4 ) comprises a merchant application ( 41 ) that can be placed in communication with the smart card ( 8 ) and activate software applications (ASUB1/SUB-ASUBn/SUB) of the latter.