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PCSCD(8)			  PC/SC	Lite			      PCSCD(8)

NAME
       pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card	Daemon

SYNOPSIS
       pcscd [-acfTdeCvHSI] [--apdu] [--config dir] [--foreground] [--color]
	     [--debug] [--info]	[--error] [--critical]
	     [--force-reader-polling] [-t number] [--max-thread	number]
	     [-s number] [--max-card-handle-per-thread number] [-r number]
	     [--max-card-handle-per-reader number] [--version] [--hotplug]
	     [--reader-name-no-serial] [--reader-name-no-interface]
	     [--disable-polkit]

       pcscd -h
       pcscd --help

OPTIONS
       -a, --apdu
	      log APDUs	and SW using the debug method (see --debug).

       -c, --config dir
	      Specifies	 the  directory	 dir  as  an  alternate	 location  for
	      /etc/reader.conf.d/.  The	argument can also be a single configu-
	      ration file (for backward	compatibility).

       -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	number
	      maximum number of	threads	(default 200).

	      This  is	the  maximum number of clients (SCardEstablishContext)
	      that pcscd can handle.

       -s, --max-card-handle-per-thread	number
	      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	number
	      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 re-read the /etc/reader.conf.d/my_reader.conf files
	      to detect	added or removed non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA).

       -x, --auto-exit
	      pcscd will quit after 60 seconds of inactivity after the release
	      of the last PC/SC	context. This is used when pcscd is 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.

       --disable-polkit
	      Ignore polkit rules. All accesses	are allowed.

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 Win-
       SCard 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/local/lib/pcsc/dri-
       vers/ directory.	Each driver is simply an .so file.  pcscd locates  the
       driver  using  the  /etc/reader.conf.d/my_reader.conf  files.   See the
       reader.conf(5) manual page for more information.

       Some   drivers	are   available	  at	https://muscle.apdu.fr/muscle-
       card.com/drivers.html.

USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS
       USB  smart  card	reader drivers are located in /usr/local/lib/pcsc/dri-
       vers/ directory as a bundle. You	shall  NOT  add	 a  USB	 driver	 in  a
       /etc/reader.conf.d/my_reader.conf file.

CONFIGURATION FILE
       It  is  possible	 to  set arguments that	will be	used by	pcscd with the
       configuration file /etc/default/pcscd For example you can increase  the
       debug level using:
	      PCSCD_ARGS=--debug

       Or set environment variables like:
	      PCSCLITE_FILTER_IGNORE_READER_NAMES="Twin"
	      PCSCLITE_FILTER_EXTEND_READER_NAMES=" $HOSTNAME"

       See   https://blog.apdu.fr/posts/2021/08/pcsc-lite-configuration-using/
       <> for more details.

FILES
       /etc/default/pcscd : daemon configuration file

       /etc/reader.conf.d/* : Serial reader configuration files

       /var/run/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd

       /usr/local/lib/pcsc/drivers// : directory containing  bundles  for  USB
       drivers

SEE ALSO
       reader.conf(5), syslog(3)

AUTHORS
       David  Corcoran	<corcoran@musclecard.com>  and	Ludovic	 Rousseau <lu-
       dovic.rousseau@free.fr>

Muscle				 December 2021			      PCSCD(8)

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