macOS
brew install pcsc-litelocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für pcsc-lite in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install pcsc-litelocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add pcsc-liteAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pcsc-lite · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo dnf install pcsc-liteFedora Rawhide package metadata · pcsc-lite · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
sudo zypper install pcsc-liteopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pcsc-lite · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
sudo apt install libpcsclite-devDebian stable package indexes · libpcsclite-dev · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Überblick
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API
Verlauf
PC/SC Lite is Unix smart-card middleware implementing the SCard/WinSCard API through the pcscd resource-manager daemon and libpcsclite client library.
David Corcoran started the pcsc-lite project in 1999 to provide a portable implementation of the PC/SC smart-card API. Ludovic Rousseau has been the main author since 2001.
The implementation evolved into a client library and server daemon communicating over IPC. Its C API emulates the Windows WinSCard interface so applications can access readers and cards through a common abstraction.
Current development is published through the maintainer's PCSC repositories on Debian Salsa and GitHub, and the project now uses Meson as its build system.
PC/SC Lite supplies the Windows-compatible SCard programming model on Unix-like systems and is packaged as a daemon, runtime library, and development headers by major distributions. The supplied metadata records packages in Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE.
The official project page documents GNU/Linux as the principal supported platform. Apple reimplemented PC/SC over CryptoTokenKit on macOS, while Solaris carries a fork and BSD support is described as possible but not routinely tested by the maintainer.
Applications link libpcsclite and call SCard-compatible functions to discover readers, connect to cards, transmit commands, and monitor card state. pcscd brokers access to readers and cards.
Administrators commonly combine pcsc-lite with a reader driver such as libccid. pcsc-spy can trace client API activity for debugging.
The official support instructions warn that APDU debug logs can contain a smart-card PIN and recommend changing the PIN before producing such logs.
PC/SC Lite is a classic plumbing package: most users encounter it indirectly when authentication tokens, identity cards, SIM tools, or other smart-card applications need a standardized reader service.
Its split between pcscd, libpcsclite, reader drivers such as CCID, and client applications makes daemon activation and device discovery frequent packaging integration points.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
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local files
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Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
/etc/reader.conf.d/linuxExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
pcsc-spy | cli | globales Executable | |
pcscd | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:pcsc-lite |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.1 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pcsc-lite |
| Homepage | https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/ |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/ |
| Lizenz | BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND ISC |
| Quellarchiv | https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/files/pcsc-lite-2.5.1.tar.xz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-09-11T18:54:12Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pcsc-lite |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
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libpcsclite-dev 2.3.3-1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (development files)
sudo apt install libpcsclite-devlibpcsclite1 2.3.3-1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (library)
sudo apt install libpcsclite1pcscd 2.3.3-1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (daemon side)
sudo apt install pcscdlibpcsclite-dev 2.0.3-1build1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (development files)
sudo apt install libpcsclite-devlibpcsclite1 2.0.3-1build1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (library)
sudo apt install libpcsclite1pcscd 2.0.3-1build1
Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (daemon side)
sudo apt install pcscdpcsc-lite 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC)
sudo apk add pcsc-litepcsc-lite-dev 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (development files)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-devpcsc-lite-doc 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (documentation)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-docpcsc-lite-libs 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (libraries)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-libspcsc-lite-openrc 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-openrcpcsc-lite-spy-libs 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (log/debug/spy libraries)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-spy-libspcsc-lite-static 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (static library)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-staticpcsc-lite-systemd 2.5.1-r0
Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC) (systemd files)
sudo apk add pcsc-lite-systemdpcsc-lite 2.5.1-2.fc45
PC/SC Lite smart card framework and applications
sudo dnf install pcsc-litepcsc-lite-devel 2.5.1-2.fc45
PC/SC Lite development files
sudo dnf install pcsc-lite-develQuellspur
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