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libchipcard 4.2.4 (Stable branch)
Image Libchipcard is a framework for easy access to chipcards/smartcards via chip card terminals/readers. It uses the CTAPI or IFD driver provided by manufacturers. It works under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows, and has been tested with many different readers (even in parallel). License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Changes:
This release fixes problems with recent versions of libHAL. Some reader descriptions have been added. Image

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pcscd

PCSCD(8)							    PC/SC Lite								  PCSCD(8)

NAME

       pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card Daemon

SYNOPSIS

       pcscd [options]

OPTIONS

       -a, --apdu
	      log APDUs and SW using the debug method (see --debug).

       -c, --config file
	      Specifies the file file as an alternate location for /etc/reader.conf.

       -f, --foreground
	      Runs pcscd in the foreground and sends log messages to stderr instead of syslog(3).

       -d, --debug
	      use the lowest log level. Any log message of this level or above will be sent to stderr or syslog(3) depending on the use of --fore-
	      ground.

       --info use info log level. This is the default log level.

       --error
	      use error log level.

       --critical
	      use critical log level.

       The log levels are ordered as: debug < info < error < critical. Use a log level l will log this level and all the levels above it.

       -h, --help
	      Displays information about the pcscd command line

       -v, --version
	      Displays the program version number

       -H, --hotplug
	      Ask pcscd to rescan the USB buses for added or removed readers and re-read the /etc/reader.conf file to detect added or removed non-
	      USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).

DESCRIPTION

       pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart
       card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.

       pcscd is normally started at boot time from /etc/init.d/pcscd.  It allows applications to access smart cards and  readers  without  knowing
       details of the card or reader.

       pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.

       The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix.

       At startup, pcscd loads the smart card reader drivers specified in the /etc/reader.conf file (or specified using --config file).

SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

       Smart  card  reader  drivers  are  placed in the /usr/lib64/readers directory. Each driver is simply an .so file.  pcscd locates the driver
       using the /etc/reader.conf file.  See the reader.conf(5) manual page for more information.  Drivers  are  available  at	http://www.muscle-
       card.com/drivers.html.

USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

       USB  smart  card reader drivers are located in /usr/lib64/readers directory as a bundle. You shall not add a USB driver in /etc/reader.conf
       file.

FILES

       /etc/reader.conf : Reader configuration file

       /etc/init.d/pcscd : pcscd startup script

       /var/run/pcscd/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd

       /usr/lib64/readers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers

SEE ALSO

       bundleTool(8), reader.conf(5), syslog(3)

AUTHORS

       David Corcoran <corcoran@musclecard.com> and Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>

Muscle								   January 2007 							  PCSCD(8)