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diff --git a/system/opensc/README b/system/opensc/README index ccbd4d21d1..4eee6ffb1f 100644 --- a/system/opensc/README +++ b/system/opensc/README @@ -1,22 +1,23 @@ SmartCard utilities/libraries for PKCS#11/15 compatible cards -This package provides a set of libraries and utilities to access smart -cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic operations, -and facilitate their use in security applications such as mail encryption, -authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC implements the PKCS#11 -API so applications supporting this API such as Mozilla Firefox and -Thunderbird can use it. OpenSC implements the PKCS#15 standard and aims -to be compatible with every software that does so, too. +This package provides a set of libraries and utilities to access +smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic +operations, and facilitate their use in security applications such +as mail encryption, authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC +implements the PKCS#11 API so applications supporting this API such +as Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird can use it. OpenSC implements the +PKCS#15 standard and aims to be compatible with every software that +does so, too. -You may need to edit /etc/opensc.conf in order to use a particular backend -and smartcard. +You may need to edit /etc/opensc.conf in order to use a particular +backend and smartcard. Beware! Smartcards have usually a limited number of times you may try a wrong PIN/PUK combination before they become inoperable/permanently blocked. You have been warned! -Since version 0.12.0, only one reader subsystem can be used and compiled -in at the same time. The PCSC-LITE subsystem is used by default and it is -suitable for most smartcards. If you need the OPENCT subsystem instead, -you have to pass "OPENCT=1" to the script when building and have the -optional dependency openct installed. +Since version 0.12.0, only one reader subsystem can be used and +compiled in at the same time. The PCSC-LITE subsystem is used by +default and it is suitable for most smartcards. If you need the +OPENCT subsystem instead, you have to pass "OPENCT=1" to the script +when building and have the optional dependency openct installed. |