PCSCD(8)
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 /var/lib/pcscd/reader.conf.
- -f, --foreground
- Runs pcscd in the foreground and sends log messages to stderr instead of syslog(3).
- -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.
- --error
- use error log level.
- --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.
- -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 /var/lib/pcscd/reader.conf file to detect added or removed non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).
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 /usr/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 /var/lib/pcscd/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 /var/lib/pcscd/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 /var/lib/pcscd/reader.conf file.
FILES
/var/lib/pcscd/reader.conf : Reader configuration file
/usr/etc/init.d/pcscd : pcscd startup script
/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>