OpenSC is a set of software tools and libraries to work with smart cards, with the focus on smart cards with cryptographic capabilities.[2] OpenSC facilitate the use of smart cards in security applications such as authentication, encryption and digital signatures. OpenSC implements the PKCS #15 standard and the PKCS #11 API. For its reader backend OpenSC can use either CT-API or PC/SC.[3]

OpenSC
DeveloperOpenSC Project
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows
TypeSecurity library
LicenseLGPLv2.1[1]
Websitegithub.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki
Repository

It also provides some support for Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) on macOS and Microsoft CryptoAPI on Windows, but it is still work in progress.[4]

References

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  1. "LICENSE". Github. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. Kirch, Olaf (2003). "OpenSC–Smart Cards on Linux". Proc. of the 10th International Linux System Technology Conference.
  3. "OpenSC download". SourceForge. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. "Creating applications with smart card support". Retrieved 2014-04-10.
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