pcscd(8)

1PCSCD(8)                          PC/SC Lite                          PCSCD(8)
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NAME

6       pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       pcscd [options]
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OPTIONS

12       -a, --apdu
13              log APDUs and SW using the debug method (see --debug).
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15       -c, --config file
16              Specifies   the   file   file   as  an  alternate  location  for
17              /etc/reader.conf.
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19       -f, --foreground
20              Runs pcscd in the foreground and sends log  messages  to  stderr
21              instead of syslog(3).
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23       -d, --debug
24              use the lowest log level. Any log message of this level or above
25              will be sent to stderr or syslog(3)  depending  on  the  use  of
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28       --info use info log level. This is the default log level.
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30       --error
31              use error log level.
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33       --critical
34              use critical log level.
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36       The  log  levels are ordered as: debug < info < error < critical. Use a
37       log level l will log this level and all the levels above it.
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39       -h, --help
40              Displays information about the pcscd command line
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42       -v, --version
43              Displays the program version number
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45       -H, --hotplug
46              Ask pcscd to rescan the USB buses for added or  removed  readers
47              and re-read the /etc/reader.conf file to detect added or removed
48              non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).
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DESCRIPTION

51       pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework.
52       It  is  a  resource  manager that coordinates communications with smart
53       card readers and smart cards and cryptographic  tokens  that  are  con‐
54       nected to the system.
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56       pcscd  is  normally  started  at  boot time from /etc/init.d/pcscd.  It
57       allows applications to access smart cards and readers  without  knowing
58       details of the card or reader.
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60       pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.
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62       The  purpose  of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called
63       winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix.
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65       At startup, pcscd loads the smart card reader drivers specified in  the
66       /etc/reader.conf file (or specified using --config file).
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SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

69       Smart  card  reader  drivers  are placed in the /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers
70       directory. Each driver is simply an .so file.  pcscd locates the driver
71       using  the  /etc/reader.conf  file.  See the reader.conf(5) manual page
72       for more information.   Drivers  are  available  at  http://www.muscle‐
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USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

76       USB  smart  card  reader drivers are located in /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers
77       directory  as  a  bundle.  You  shall  not  add   a   USB   driver   in
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FILES

81       /etc/reader.conf : Reader configuration file
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83       /etc/init.d/pcscd : pcscd startup script
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85       /var/run/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd
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87       /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers
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AUTHORS

93       David   Corcoran   <corcoran@musclecard.com>   and   Ludovic   Rousseau
94       <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>
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98Muscle                           January 2007                         PCSCD(8)