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Re:Oracle deprecating Java applets in Java 9 by superuser2 on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @11:00PM (#10986141)
Because smart cards are hardware devices on the client, and nothing in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript gives you access to the client's USB ports.
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Re:Oracle deprecating Java applets in Java 9 by gred on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @11:19PM (#10986237)
For now :-)

https://wicg.github.io/webusb/

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Re:Oracle deprecating Java applets in Java 9 by djKianoosh on Thursday January 28, 2016 @12:28AM (#10986481)
i guess i wasnt clear. i meant java servlets, not js. something like: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24351472/getattributejava...
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Re:Oracle deprecating Java applets in Java 9 by superuser2 on Thursday January 28, 2016 @12:36AM (#10986507)
For some reason actual smartcard applications seem to use proprietary applets rather than the open standards around client certs.
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