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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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LEARN ABOUT OSX

pcscd

PCSCD(8)							    User Manual 							  PCSCD(8)

NAME

       pcscd - PC/SC Smartcard Daemon

SYNOPSIS

       pcscd [options]

OPTIONS

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

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

       -d, --debug OUTPUT
	      display debug messages.

	      OUTPUT may be:
	       stdout (imply -f),
	       stderr (imply -f),
	       or syslog

       -f, --foreground
	      Runs pcscd in the foreground (no daemon)

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

       -v, --version
	      Displays the program version number

DESCRIPTION

       pcscd  is  the  daemon program for pcsc-lite and 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 /System/Library/StartupItems/SmartCardServices.  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 and plug-ins for different card types.

       The  purpose  of pcsc-lite is to provide both a cross compatible API for migrating Windows based PCSC applications to Unix and to provide a
       pluggable architecture for supporting smartcards and cryptographic tokens through high level API's.

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

       When a smart card is inserted into a reader, pcscd uses the ATR string from the card to identify this card.  The /usr/libexec/SmartCardSer-
       vices/services directory contains plug-ins for the card.  These plug-ins are searched.  If the ATR string matches, the client library loads
       that plug-in for that token.

USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

       USB Smart card reader drivers are placed in the /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers directory. Each driver is simply a bundle.  The bun-
       dle  contains  an XML file Info.plist which is parsed by pcscd.	This file contains the vendor and product id of the device.  This informa-
       tion allows pcscd to automatically determine when a reader is inserted or removed.

SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

       Serial Smart card reader drivers are placed in the /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers directory. Each driver is simply a shared  object
       file.  The pcscd locates serial drivers with the /etc/reader.conf file.	The file has the following format:

	# comment
	FRIENDLYNAME <Descriptive name>
	DEVICENAME   <Short name>
	LIBPATH      <Location of the driver library>
	CHANNELID    <Hexadecimal channel identificator>

       FRIENDLYNAME
	      is a user-friendly name of the reader that is served by this driver.  This name is displayed to the user when necessary.

       DEVICENAME
	      is a driver specific value.  If you do not know this value, GEN_SMART_RDR is a good choice.

       LIBPATH
	      is the full path to the shared library.

       CHANNELID
	      is  the  channel ID for serial-port, smart-card readers.	This could vary depending on the driver in which you are using - check the
	      driver README for more information.  Some use the following:

	       /dev/ttyS0 (COM1) ->  0x0103F8 or 1
	       /dev/ttyS1 (COM2) ->  0x0102F8 or 2
	       /dev/ttyS2 (COM3) ->  0x0103E8 or 3
	       /dev/ttyS3 (COM4) ->  0x0102E8 or 4

       Example:

	# Configuration file for pcsc-lite

	FRIENDLYNAME "My Smartcard Reader"
	DEVICENAME   GEN_SMART_RDR
	LIBPATH      /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers/my_reader.so
	CHANNELID    0x0103F8

	# End of file

       Multiple drivers can be listed in /etc/reader.conf.

       Drivers are available at http://www.musclecard.com/drivers.html.

SMART CARD PLUG-INS
       pcsc-lite uses plug-ins to handle different types of smart cards. There is a plug-in for each smart-card type. Plug-ins	are  installed	in
       the /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/services directory.  Plug-ins for cards/tokens are available from the MUSCLE web site http://www.muscle-
       card.com.

FILES

       /etc/reader.conf : Reader configuration file
       /System/Library/StartupItems/SmartCardServices : pcscd startup script
       /var/run/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd
       /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers/ : directory containing bundles for USB drivers"

BUGS

       None known.

SEE ALSO

       pcsctool(1),

AUTHORS

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

Linux								    March 2002								  PCSCD(8)