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.d/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       -T, --color
24              force use of colored logs.
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26       -d, --debug
27              use the lowest log level. Any log message of this level or above
28              will be sent to stderr or syslog(3)  depending  on  the  use  of
29              --foreground.
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31       --info use info log level. This is the default log level.
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33       -e, --error
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36       -C, --critical
37              use critical log level.
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39       The  log  levels are ordered as: debug < info < error < critical. Use a
40       log level l will log this level and all the levels above it.
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42       --force-reader-polling
43              ignore the IFD_GENERATE_HOTPLUG reader capability
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45       -t, --max-thread
46              maximum number of threads (default 200).
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48              This is the maximum number  of  clients  (SCardEstablishContext)
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51       -s, --max-card-handle-per-thread
52              maximum number of card handle per thread (default: 200).
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54              This  is  the  maximum  number of card handle (SCardConnect) per
55              client (SCardEstablishContext).
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57       -r, --max-card-handle-per-reader
58              maximum number of card handle per reader (default: 200)
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60              This is the maximum number of  card  handle  (SCardConnect)  per
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63       -h, --help
64              Displays information about the pcscd command line
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66       -v, --version
67              Displays the program version number
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69       -H, --hotplug
70              Ask  pcscd to re-read the /etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf file to
71              detect added or removed non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).
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74              pcscd will quit after 60 seconds of  inactivity.  This  is  used
75              when pcscd os started on demand by systemd.
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77       -S, --reader-name-no-serial
78              Do not include the USB serial number in the reader name.
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80       -I, --reader-name-no-interface
81              Do not include the USB interface name in the reader name.
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DESCRIPTION

84       pcscd  is  the  daemon  program for pcsc-lite. It is a resource manager
85       that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards
86       and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.
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88       It allows applications to access smart cards and readers using the win‐
89       scard API but without knowing details of the card or reader.
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91       pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.
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SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

94       Smart card reader drivers are  placed  in  the  /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers
95       directory. Each driver is simply an .so file.  pcscd locates the driver
96       using the /etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf file.  See the  reader.conf(5)
97       manual page for more information.
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99       Some drivers are available at http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/muscle‐
100       card.com/drivers.html.
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USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS

103       USB smart card reader drivers are  located  in  /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers
104       directory   as   a   bundle.   You  shall  not  add  a  USB  driver  in
105       /etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf file.
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FILES

108       /etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf : Reader configuration file
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110       /var/run/pcscd/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd
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112       /usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers
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AUTHORS

118       David   Corcoran   <corcoran@musclecard.com>   and   Ludovic   Rousseau
119       <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>
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123Muscle                           January 2007                         PCSCD(8)