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24 lines
1.1 KiB
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SmartCard utilities/libraries for PKCS#11/15 compatible cards
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This package provides a set of libraries and utilities to access
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smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic
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operations, and facilitate their use in security applications such
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as mail encryption, authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC
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implements the PKCS#11 API so applications supporting this API such
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as Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird can use it. OpenSC implements the
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PKCS#15 standard and aims to be compatible with every software that
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does so, too.
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You may need to edit /etc/opensc.conf in order to use a particular
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backend and smartcard.
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Beware! Smartcards have usually a limited number of times you may try a
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wrong PIN/PUK combination before they become inoperable/permanently
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blocked. You have been warned!
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Since version 0.12.0, only one reader subsystem can be used and
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compiled in at the same time. The PCSC-LITE subsystem is used by
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default and it is suitable for most smartcards. If you need the
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OPENCT subsystem instead, you have to pass "OPENCT=1" to the script
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when building and have the optional dependency openct installed.
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