Software:OpenSC

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OpenSC
Developer(s)OpenSC Project
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows
TypeSecurity library
LicenseLGPLv2.1[1]
Websitegithub.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki

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]

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

  1. "LICENSE". https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/blob/master/COPYING. 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". https://sourceforge.net/projects/opensc/. 
  4. Creating applications with smart card support, https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Creating-applications-with-smart-card-support, retrieved 2014-04-10