The OpenSC JAVA project aims to provide smart card functionality to
JAVA 1.5 or later. The JAVA integration should provide simple
APDU-scripting and an automated Smart Card initalization through
PKCS#15 as well as a complete integration of Smart Cards into the JAVA
security provider infrastructure.

Currently, the project consists of a basic PKCS#11 security provider,
which is able to issue RSA/DSA signatures using a fully initialized
Smart Card. The first release- 0.1.1- of this security provider is
signed with a certificate, that has been officially approved by Sun.
The version is already capable of establishing a peer-authenticated
SSL/TLS connection with the client certificate stored in a
cryptographic token.