PC/SC

PC/SC (short for "Personal Computer/Smart Card") is a specification for smart-card integration into computing environments.

Microsoft has implemented PC/SC in Microsoft Windows 200x/XP and makes it available under Microsoft Windows NT/9x. A free implementation of PC/SC, PC/SC Lite, is available for Linux and other Unixes; a forked version comes bundled with Mac OS X.

Work group

Core members

• Gemalto
• Infineon
• Microsoft
• Toshiba

Associate members

Advanced Card SystemsTemplate:• Alcor MicroTemplate:• Athena Smartcard SolutionsTemplate:• BloombaseTemplate:• C3PO S.L.Template:• Cherry Electrical ProductsTemplate:• Cross S&T Inc.Template:•Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Template:• Feitian TechnologiesTemplate:• Kobil Systems GmbHTemplate:• SilitekTemplate:• Nidec Sankyo CorporationTemplate:• O2Micro, Inc.Template:• OMNIKEY (HID Global)Template:• Precise BiometricsTemplate:• Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Template:• Research In MotionTemplate:• Sagem Orga Template:• SCM MicrosystemsTemplate:• SiemensTemplate:• Teridian Semiconductor Corp.

See also

• CT-API, an alternative API

External links

• PC/SC Workgroup
• Free Implementation (PCSCLite)
• pcsc-tools free commandline tools for PC/SC
• Winscard Smart Card API functions in Microsoft Windows XP/2000
• SMACADU open source smart card analyzing tools
• PC/SC Reader List PC/SC-standard readers