pcsc

How to access a chipcard from powershell?

I'd like to send a chipcard command (an APDU) to a chipcard and read the response from the chipcard. Because there should be no extra install on the windows system, I'd like to do it within windows powershell. Is there an easy way to do this? ...

Windows 7 interfering with smart cards

I have an application that uses the PC/SC API to communicate with smart cards. On Windows 7, I get strange results: the data returned from the cards is inconsistent and invalid with certain commands. If I disable the Smart Card Plug and Play service in group policy then everything works fine. Has anyone experienced anything similar? ...

Listing certificates from a CAC without pin

I'm developing a CAC authentication app. I'm running RHEL 5.5 and have a card reader attached to my machine. When I insert a smart card/CAC, there is a popup notification that comes on the upper right hand side on the window where the clock is and the "Smart Card Manager" GUI is accessible clicking on the icon (card with lock on it) tha...

Select EF on a smart card via its SFI

Some smart cards offer the option to reference a file by an SFI (short file identifier), which is a 5-bit number. In contrast, a typical file identifier is 2 bytes long. I need some assistance with figuring out how to do that, because I failed to find an answer inside ISO 7816-4. First of all, section 5.3.1.1 states (emphasis mine) ...

How to programmatically load a Java card applet ( a .cap file ) using Visual C++/PCSC

Hi, I am currentlly on a project that requires me to load a JavaCard application Applet ( a .cap ) file to a JavaCard. Our framework is based on Visual C++ and PCSC, so we need to load the same applet to a series of JavaCards. Does anyone know how this can be processed? I mean, where should I start. Thanks! ...