PCSC-Lite is an open source project based on the implementation of the PC/SC international standard for PC to smart card reader communication.
PC/SC is short for “Personal Computers/Smart Card “. It’s a specification to facilitate integration of smart cards into computer environments. PC/SC Readers have good support on Windows, as Microsoft lead a good reference implementation built on it. Linux, Unix, Mac OS Xand Raspberry Pi need to use the open source PCSC-lite package.
The PC/SC-Lite project can be found here: https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/
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