NAME¶
pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
SYNOPSIS¶
pcscd [
options]
OPTIONS¶
- -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.d/reader.conf.
- -f, --foreground
- Runs pcscd in the foreground and sends log messages to stderr instead of
syslog(3).
- -T, --color
- force use of colored logs.
- -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.
- -e, --error
- use error log level.
- -C, --critical
- use critical log level.
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.
- --force-reader-polling
- ignore the IFD_GENERATE_HOTPLUG reader capability
- -t, --max-thread
- maximum number of threads (default 200).
This is the maximum number of clients (SCardEstablishContext) that pcscd can
handle.
- -s, --max-card-handle-per-thread
- maximum number of card handle per thread (default: 200).
This is the maximum number of card handle (SCardConnect) per client
(SCardEstablishContext).
- -r, --max-card-handle-per-reader
- maximum number of card handle per reader (default: 200)
This is the maximum number of card handle (SCardConnect) per reader.
- -h, --help
- Displays information about the pcscd command line
- -v, --version
- Displays the program version number
- -H, --hotplug
- Ask pcscd to rescan the USB buses for added or removed readers and re-read
the /etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf file to detect added or removed
non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).
- -x, --auto-exit
- pcscd will quit after 60 seconds of inactivity. This is used when pcscd os
started on demand by systemd.
- -S, --reader-name-no-serial
- Do not include the USB serial number in the reader name.
- -I, --reader-name-no-interface
- Do not include the USB interface name in the reader name.
DESCRIPTION¶
pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite. It is a resource manager that
coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards and
cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.
It allows applications to access smart cards and readers using the winscard API
but without knowing details of the card or reader.
pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.
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.d/reader.conf file. See the
reader.conf(5) manual page for more information.
Some drivers are available at
http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/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.d/reader.conf file.
FILES¶
/etc/reader.conf.d/reader.conf : Reader configuration file
/var/run/pcscd/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd
/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers
SEE ALSO¶
bundleTool(8),
reader.conf(5),
syslog(3)
AUTHORS¶
David Corcoran <corcoran@musclecard.com> and Ludovic Rousseau
<ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>