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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/Star‐
       tupItems/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/SmartCard‐
       Services/drivers directory. Each driver is simply a bundle.  The bundle
       contains	 an  XML  file Info.plist which is parsed by pcscd.  This file
       contains the vendor and product id of  the  device.   This  information
       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/Smart‐
       CardServices/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 fol‐
	      lowing:

	       /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)

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