Rockey200 Smart Card Driver -
Rockey200 Smart Card Driver — Technical Report
7. Security considerations
- Driver signing: Use vendor-signed drivers; unsigned drivers risk tampering.
- Authentication: Prefer challenge-response or asymmetric authentication over plaintext PINs.
- Secure channels: Avoid exposing raw key material to host memory; use device-side crypto where possible.
- Firmware updates: Only accept signed firmware images; validate vendor integrity.
- Access control: Enforce least privilege for udev rules and Windows driver ACLs.
- Vulnerabilities: Keep drivers and SDKs up to date; monitor vendor advisories for CVEs.
Step 2: Disable Driver Signature Enforcement (If Necessary)
Older versions of the Rockey200 driver (pre-2015) are not digitally signed. On Windows 10/11, you must either:
- Use an updated signed driver from FEITIAN, or
- Reboot into “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement” mode (Shift + Restart → Troubleshoot → Advanced Options → Startup Settings).
Silent uninstall for IT deployment:
msiexec /x FEITIAN-ROCKEY200-GUID /quiet /norestart
Find the GUID by running wmic product get name, identifyingnumber. rockey200 smart card driver
PC/SC Communication Example
Once the driver is installed, the Rockey 200 is accessible via PC/SC.
Default APDU mapping (vendor-specific): Rockey200 Smart Card Driver — Technical Report
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| Rockey Command | PC/SC APDU |
|----------------|-------------|
| Read (addr 0) | FF A0 00 00 04 (read 4 bytes) |
| Write (addr 0) | FF D0 00 00 04 01 02 03 04 |
| Get Hardware ID | FF A8 00 00 00 | Step 2: Disable Driver Signature Enforcement (If Necessary)
5. Installation & configuration (typical)
- Obtain vendor package for your OS and architecture.
- On Windows: run MSI/EXE as administrator — accept driver signing prompts; reboot if required.
- On Linux:
- Install DEB/RPM or extract and run installation script as root.
- Ensure udev rules are installed (e.g., /etc/udev/rules.d/rockey.rules) to set device permissions and vendor/product IDs.
- Add user to group (e.g., plugdev) or set ACLs so applications can access the device.
- Load kernel modules if provided, or rely on libusb access.
- On macOS: run package installer, approve kernel extensions if required (Security & Privacy).
Overview
The Rockey 200 is a USB smart card–like hardware dongle (software protection key) produced by Feitian Technologies. Unlike standard smart cards (ISO 7816), the Rockey 200 uses a proprietary transport protocol but can be accessed via a pseudo-smart-card driver on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
This driver makes the Rockey 200 appear as a smart card reader + inserted card to the PC/SC framework, allowing standard smart card APIs (e.g., SCardEstablishContext, SCardTransmit) to communicate with the dongle.