Smart card support as provided in middleware used by card personalization software, for example CM clients, Smart ID Identity Manager, and SmartAct.

By default, Certificate Manager uses Nexus Personal Desktop to communicate with smart cards. 

The following smart cards are supported for personalization:

• Atos CardOS 4.4, 5.0, 5.3
• Gemalto IDClassic 340
• Gemalto IDPrime MD 840 Nexus Profile. Gemalto product name: ENT_Nexus_IDPrime MD 840_PPR. PDM-Customer Item: C1105591 A.

The CardOS smart cards must be prepared with the card profiles delivered with CM, in accordance with ISO/IEC 7816-15:2004.