Patent ID: 7032067

Claim:
A system for caching information retrieved from at least one hardware security token, comprising said at least one hardware security token, a security token interface application programming interface (API), a cache API and at least one memory cache, wherein: said at least one hardware security token is in processing communications with said security token interface API and includes information retrievable by said security token interface API, said security token interface API is functionally associated with said cache API, said security token interface API including means for retrieving said information from said at least one hardware security token, means for sending said retrieved information to said cache API and means for requesting said retrieved information from said cache API, and said cache API is functionally associated with said at least one memory cache, said cache API including means for storing said retrieved information in said at least one memory cache, means responsive to said request by said security token interface API for locating and returning said retrieved information from said at least one memory cache to said security token interface API.