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DESCRIPTION¶

pcsc_scan is a program that regularly scans every PC/SC readers connected to the host and display the status of the cards inserted in the readers.

The normal way to exit the program is to use Control-C.

When pcsc_scan is started it asks PC/SC layer the list of available smart card readers. The list is printed. A sequence number is printed before each reader.

Example: PC/SC device scanner V 1.4.27 (c) 2001-2017, Ludovic Rousseau Scanning present readers... 0: Gemalto PC Twin Reader

When a card is inserted in any reader some information is printed:

date and time:

Wed Apr 12 14:25:30 2017

reader name:

Reader 0: Gemalto PC Twin Reader

card state and occurred event:

Card state: Card inserted,

ATR in case of card insertion:

ATR: 3B 82 00 86 1E

print an ATR analysis if the ATR_analysis command is available:

ATR: 3B 82 00 86 1E + TS = 3B --> Direct Convention + T0 = 82, Y(1): 1000, K: 2 (historical bytes) TD(1) = 00 --> Y(i+1) = 0000, Protocol T = 0 ----- + Historical bytes: 86 1E

OPTIONS¶

-h

print help

-V

print version number

-n

do not print ATR analysis. Use this option if ATR_analysis is not available for example.

-r

prints the list of readers and then exits.

-s

stress mode. Sends APDU commands to the card indefinitely (until the card or the reader is removed).

-q

quiet: prints minimal messages.

-v

verbose: prints additional messages (default).

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