Chaining information card selectors

Abstract

A machine includes card stores to store information cards. For each card store, one or more card selectors can be provided. When performing a transaction involving information cards, a generic card selector, using a selector policy engine, can identify a card selector to use for the transaction. The identified card selector can be used to identify an information card in a card store to use in performing the transaction, which can be used to provide a security token to the relying party.

1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a computer;   a card store;   a plurality of card selectors;   a generic card selector to receive a security policy;   a selector policy engine to identify one of the plurality of card selectors; and   means for using one of the information cards in said card store with said identified card selector to respond to the security policy.