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by acqq 4662 days ago
Smartcard is the whole computer, minus power supply and the clock. You are right that it's smaller than one x86 and the rest of your notebook or desktop though. Still you'd have to investigate all the hardware and software on your desktop that you use with the smartcard too -- how would you know that the desktop isn't just pretending to use your smartcard? And if you trust the desktop, why do you waste the time with the smartcard, as long as you make the whole setup only for you?