pkcs#11 capable Smart Card and Reader

Question

Does anyone have a suggestion about which smart cards and USB readers are affordable, suitable for a VPN and for which there is PKCS#11 supoprt?

Answer 1

Maybe reading the FAQ on OpenSC project website helps to clarify the relation between cards, readers and PKCS#11

Answer 2

Smart card vendors usually provides a PKCS#11 libraries. Many cards are supported by open-source libraries such as OpenSC.

Reader requirements are library-dependent. Usually it is PCSC-compatible reader.