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A computerized system offers a uniform platform for conducting electronic transactions in multiple different environments. The system includes a portable, multi-purpose, integrated circuit (IC) card and complimentary computer software which enables access and management of resources maintained on th

A computerized system offers a uniform platform for conducting electronic transactions in multiple different environments. The system includes a portable, multi-purpose, integrated circuit (IC) card and complimentary computer software which enables access and management of resources maintained on the IC card. The software runs on a user's personal computer, empowering the user to initialize the IC card, configure the card with the resources that the user wants to maintain on the card, and to manage those resources. The software enables the user to generate private/public key pairs and establish or change passcodes for access to the card resources. The IC card itself provides the electronic vehicle for securely transporting the user's private keys and certificates without exposing them in plaintext form. The IC card is designed with enough processing capabilities to perform rudimentary cryptographic functions so that the private keys may be employed for signing or encryption without ever being released from the card.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A system for supporting at least one computer-implemented application to access and manage a multi-purpose integrated circuit (IC) card, the system comprising:a multi-purpose integrated circuit (IC) card having a plurality of resources for different uses;a card reader which interfa

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for supporting at least one computer-implemented application to access and manage a multi-purpose integrated circuit (IC) card, the system comprising:a multi-purpose integrated circuit (IC) card having a plurality of resources for different uses;a card reader which interfaces with the IC card to transfer information to and from the IC card;a computers coupled to the card reader, to implement at least one application to enable a user to access and manage select resources of the plurality of resources of the IC card; andan application-independent application interface executing on the computer to implement services utilized by the computer-implemented application to facilitate user access to certain of the plurality of resources provided by the IC card.