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
/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 /etc/reader.conf file (or specified
using −−config file).
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