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OpenSC smartcard framework Light OpenSC Project

Use this command to install OpenSC smartcard framework Light:
winget install --id=OpenSC.OpenSC.Light -e

OpenSC provides a set of libraries and utilities to work with smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic operations, and facilitate their use in security applications such as authentication, mail encryption and digital signatures. OpenSC implements the standard APIs to smart cards, e.g. PKCS#11 API, Windows’ Smart Card Minidriver and macOS CryptoTokenKit.

OpenSC Smartcard Framework Light Description

OpenSC smartcard framework Light is a comprehensive tool designed for working with smart cards, particularly those used in cryptographic operations within security applications such as authentication, mail encryption, and digital signatures. This software provides essential libraries and utilities to facilitate secure transactions and integrates seamlessly across various operating systems.

Key Features:

  • Supports standard APIs including PKCS#11, Windows Smart Card Minidriver, and macOS CryptoTokenKit.
  • Enables cross-platform functionality, supporting multiple operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux, and others.
  • Facilitates security applications such as mail encryption and digital signatures, ensuring robust protection for sensitive data.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers and organizations needing to integrate smart card functionality into their infrastructure. OpenSC enhances security by supporting secure authentication processes and compliance requirements, while providing reliable cryptographic operations. It can be installed via winget, ensuring ease of setup across supported platforms.

This tool is essential for anyone looking to enhance security measures through smart card technology, offering a professional and efficient solution tailored to meet the needs of modern security applications.

README

OpenSC documentation

Manual pages for the OpenSC command line tools as well as for the OpenSC configuration files are available online and typically distributed along with your installation.

The OpenSC Wiki includes, among others, information for:

Downloads

Latest release

The latest stable version of OpenSC is available on Github. It is available as

  • Windows installer for 64 bit and 32 bit programs (OpenSC*_win64.msi and OpenSC*_win32.msi)
  • macOS installer (OpenSC*.dmg)
  • Source code distribution (opensc*.tar.gz)

Nightly build

The latest source code is available through GitHub. Nightly builds are available by their git hash in branches of OpenSC/Nightly.

Build and testing status

Linux build OSX build AppVeyor CI Build Status Coverity Scan Status CodeQL Fuzzing Status CII Best Practices

Build and test status of specific cards:

CardsStatus
CACCAC
virt_CACardvirt_CACard
CoolkeyCoolkey
PivAppletPIV
OpenPGP AppletOpenPGP
GidsAppletGIDS
IsoAppletIsoApplet
OsEID (MyEID)OsEID (MyEID)
SmartCardHSMSmartCardHSM
ePass2003ePass2003
Versions
0.26.1
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