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pcscd - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
SYNOPSIS
pcscd [options] OPTIONS
Tag | Description |
-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).
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-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
--foreground. |
--info |
use info log level. This is the default log level.
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--error |
use error log level.
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--critical | |
use critical log level.
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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.
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-h, --help | |
Displays information about the pcscd command line
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-v, --version | |
Displays the program version number
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-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).
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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/lib/pcsc/drivers 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.musclecard.com/drivers.html.
USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS
USB smart card reader drivers are located in
/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers 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.pid : process id of the running pcscd
/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
David Corcoran <corcoran@musclecard.com> and Ludovic Rousseau
<ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>
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