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What you'll need...

Citizen Card Software

In order to use the citizen card with online shops and public authorities, you will need a software program that supports the citizen card functionality. This software is also referred to as the citizen card software, or CCS for short. 

The Federal Chancellery offers citizen card software free-of-charge (IT solution trustDesk basic). Other free software programs are BDC HotSign and the a-sign client (currently as a beta version).

Online CCS
The "Online-CCS " eliminates the need of local installations on the citizen's PC (minimum footprint). Using JAVA technologies the needed functionality is processed as JAVA applet in the user's Web browser. Actual JAVA installations are needed (from Java 6).

Service providers will increasingly support the Online-CCS. It can be tested at a demo-page.

For developers and the software-affine: The Online-CCS is available for free under the Austrian eGovernment Open Source Programme as the MOCCA-project http://egovlabs.gv.at/projects/mocca.

Important:

Please note that in order to successfully activate your card, the current version of the citizen card software must be installed and running (Windows trustDesk basic 2.7.6 or higher, Linux/OS X trustDesk basic 2.7.7 or higher).

PINs must not be activated before the e-card activation process has been completed. If the PINs are activated before the e-card is ready, the citizen card functionality on the e-card will no longer be able to be activated. 

Citizen card software providers: 

 

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CCS for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Note:
  • Version 2.7.6/2.7.7 supports Windows Vista.
  • Installation must be carried out by a user with administration rights.
  • If you are using Windows Vista with UAC (User Account Control) activated, the software has to be installed using the context menu of the installation file. This can be done by right-clicking on the installation file and selecting Run as Administrator in the context menu.

CCS for Linux 32 bit (IA32)

Note:
  • The second file does not contain a Java VM. Use this version if you have your own Java VM that you want to use. 
  • The "readme.txt" file contains details about installation. This file is also contained in the compressed installation file.

CCS for Linux 64 bit (AMD64)

(AMD64 processors und Intel processors with AMD64 extension) Note:
  • The second file does not contain a Java VM. Use this version if you have your own Java VM that you want to use.
  • The "readme.txt" file contains details about installation. This file is also contained in the compressed installation file.

CCS for Mac OS X

Note:
  • In order to use your smart card reader with TrustDesk Basic, you will need to install the appropriate PC/SC or CTAPI driver.