sunos man page for scf_terminal_getcard

Query: scf_terminal_getcard

OS: sunos

Section: 3smartca

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SCF_Terminal_getCard(3SMARTCARD)			    Smartcard Library Functions 			  SCF_Terminal_getCard(3SMARTCARD)

NAME
SCF_Terminal_getCard - establish a context with a smartcard
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lsmartcard [ library...] #include <smartcard/scf.h> SCF_Status_t SCF_Terminal_getCard(SCF_Terminal_t terminal, SCF_Card_t *card);
PARAMETERS
card A pointer to a SCF_Card_t. If the smartcard is successfully opened, a handle for the card will be returned through this parameter. terminal The terminal (from SCF_Session_getTerminal(3SMARTCARD)) containing a smartcard to open.
DESCRIPTION
The SCF_Terminal_getCard() function establishes a context with a specific smartcard in a terminal. Card objects can be used to send APDUs (Application Protocol Data Units) to the card with SCF_Card_exchangeAPDU(3SMARTCARD). When the card is no longer needed, SCF_Card_close(3SMARTCARD) should be called to release allocated resources. If SCF_Terminal_getCard() is called multiple times in the same session to access the same physical card (while the card remains inserted), the same SCF_Card_t will be returned in each call. The library cannot identifty specific cards, so when a card is reinserted it will be represented by a new SCF_Card_t. Multithreaded applications must take care to avoid having one thread close a card that is still needed by another thread. This can be accomplished by coordination within the application, or by having each thread open a separate session to avoid interference.
RETURN VALUES
If a working card is present in the reader, SCF_STATUS_SUCCESS is returned and card is a valid reference to the card. Otherwise, an error value is returned and card remains unaltered.
ERRORS
The SCF_Terminal_getCard() function will fail if: SCF_STATUS_BADARGS The card argument is a null pointer. SCF_STATUS_BADHANDLE The specified terminal has been closed or is invalid. SCF_STATUS_FAILED An internal error occured. SCF_STATUS_NOCARD No card is present in the terminal.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Access a smartcard. SCF_Status_t status; SCF_Terminal_t myTerminal; SCF_Card_t myCard; /* (...call SCF_Session_getTerminal to open myTerminal...) */ status = SCF_Terminal_getCard(myTerminal, &myCard); if (status == SCF_STATUS_NOCARD) { printf("Please insert your smartcard and try again. "); exit(0); } else if (status != SCF_STATUS_SUCCESS) exit(1); /* (...go on to use the card with SCF_Card_exchangeAPDU()...) */
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
libsmartcard(3LIB), SCF_Card_close(3SMARTCARD), SCF_Card_exchangeAPDU(3SMARTCARD), SCF_Card_getInfo(3SMARTCARD), SCF_Card_lock(3SMARTCARD), SCF_Session_getTerminal(3SMARTCARD), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 28 Feb 2001 SCF_Terminal_getCard(3SMARTCARD)
Related Man Pages
scf_card_getinfo(3smartca) - sunos
scf_card_unlock(3smartca) - sunos
scf_card_waitforcardremoved(3smartca) - sunos
scf_terminal_freeinfo(3smartca) - sunos
scf_terminal_waitforcardpresent(3smartca) - sunos
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