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Introducing Smart Cards to the System

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Before the smart card subsystem can find a smart card, the smart card must be introduced to the system. Introduction is done typically with a smart card setup utility that is provided by the manufacturer of the smart card.

The smart card setup utility must provide the following pieces of information about the smart card:

  • Its answer-to-reset (ATR) string and an optional mask to use as an aid in identifying the card.
  • A list of smart card interfaces that are supported by the smart card.
  • A friendly name for the smart card, to be used in identifying the smart card to the user. In most cases, the user supplies this name to the setup utility.

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Smart Card Concepts

 Last updated on Saturday, April 10, 2004

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