[Pcsclite-cvs-commit] CVS PCSC/doc
CVS User rousseau
ludovic.rousseau@free.fr
Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:46:27 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/pcsclite/PCSC/doc
In directory haydn:/tmp/cvs-serv29476
Modified Files:
pcscd.8.in
Log Message:
remove libmusclecard documentation since it is now in a separate package
--- /cvsroot/pcsclite/PCSC/doc/pcscd.8.in 2005/03/21 12:43:32 1.12
+++ /cvsroot/pcsclite/PCSC/doc/pcscd.8.in 2005/03/21 12:46:27 1.13
@@ -46,24 +46,15 @@
It allows applications to access smart cards and readers without knowing
details of the card or reader.
-pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers and plug-ins
-for different card types.
+pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.
-The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide both a cross compatible API for
-migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix and to provide a
-pluggable architecture for supporting smart cards and cryptographic tokens
-through high level API's.
+The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called
+winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix.
At startup, pcscd loads the smart card reader drivers specified in the
.I @confdir@/reader.conf
file (or specified using \fB-c\fR \fIfile\fR).
-When a smart card is inserted into a reader, pcscd uses the ATR string from
-the card to identify this card. The
-.I @muscledropdir@
-directory contains plug-ins for the card. These plug-ins are searched. If
-the ATR string matches, the client library loads that plug-in for that
-token.
.SH "SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS"
Smart card reader drivers are placed in the
.I @usbdropdir@
@@ -76,12 +67,6 @@
manual page for more information.
Drivers are available at \fIhttp://www.musclecard.com/drivers.html\fR.
-.SH "SMART CARD PLUG-INS"
-pcsc-lite uses plug-ins to handle different types of smart cards. There is
-a plug-in for each smart card type. Plug-ins are installed in the
-.I @muscledropdir@
-directory. Plug-ins for cards/tokens are available from the MUSCLE
-web site \fIhttp://www.musclecard.com/\fR.
.SH FILES
.I @confdir@/reader.conf
: Reader configuration file