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NAME

Chipcard::PCSC - Smarcard reader interface library

SYNOPSIS

my $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC();

@ReadersList = $hContext->ListReaders ();

$hContext->SetTimeout($timeout);

$apdu = Chipcard::PCSC::array_to_ascii(@apdu);

@apdu = Chipcard::PCSC::ascii_to_array($apdu);

$hContext = undef;

DESCRIPTION

The PCSC module implements the Chipcard::PCSC class. Objects of this class are used to communicate with the PCSC-lite daemon (see pcscd(1) for more information).

PC/SC represents an abstraction layer to smartcard readers. It provides a communication layer with a wide variety of smart card readers through a standardized API.

A PCSC object can be used to communicate with more than one reader through Chipcard::PCSC::Card objects. Please read Chipcard::PCSC::Card for extended information on how to talk to a smart card reader.

A PCSC object uses the following property: $pcsc_object->{hContext} the context returned by the pcsc library

CONSTRUCTORS

The following methods can be used to construct a PCSC object:

  • $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC($scope, $remote_host);

    • $scope is the scope of the connection to the PC/SC daemon. It can be any of the following:

      $Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_USER     (not used by PCSClite);
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_TERMINAL (not used by PCSClite);
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_SYSTEM   Services on the local machine;
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_GLOBAL   Services on a remote host.

    • $remote_host is the host name of the remote machine to contact. It is only used when $scope is equal to $Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_GLOBAL. A null value means localhost.

  • $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC($scope);

    This method is equivalent to:

    $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC($scope, 0);

  • $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC();

    This method is equivalent to:

    $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC($Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_SYSTEM, 0);

CONSTRUCTION FAILURE

Chipcard::PCSC constructors return an undef value when the object can not be created. $Chipcard::PCSC::errno can be used to get more information about the error. (See section "ERROR HANDLING" below for more information)

Chipcard::PCSC METHODS

Here is a list of all the methods that can be used with a PCSC object.

  • hContext->ListReaders( $group );

    This method returns the available readers in the given $group. If ommited, $group defaults to a null value meaning "all groups". Please note that as of this writing, $group can safely be ommited as it is not used by PCSClite.

    The return value upon succesful completion is an array of strings: one string by available reader. If an error occured, the undef value is returned and $Chipcard::PCSC::errno should be used to get more informations about the error. (See section "ERROR HANDLING" below for more information). The following example describes the use of ListReaders:

    $hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC();
die ("Can't create the PCSC object: $Chipcard::PCSC::errno\n")
	unless (defined $hContext);

@ReadersList = $hContext->ListReaders ();
die ("Can't get readers' list: $Chipcard::PCSC::errno\n")
	unless (defined($ReadersList[0]));

$, = "\n  ";
print @ReadersList . "\n";

  • $apdu_ref = Chipcard::PCSC::ascii_to_array($apdu);

    The method Chipcard::PCSC::Card::Transmit uses references to arrays as in and out parameters. The Chipcard::PCSC::ascii_to_array is used to transform an APDU in ASCII format to a reference to an array in the good format.

    Example:

    $SendData = Chipcard::PCSC::ascii_to_array("00 A4 01 00 02 01 00");

  • $apdu = Chipcard::PCSC::array_to_ascii($apdu_ref);

    This method is used to convert the result of a Chipcard::PCSC::Card::Transmit into ASCII format.

    Example:

    $RecvData = $hCard->Transmit($SendData);
print Chipcard::PCSC::array_to_ascii($RecvData);

  • $hContext->SetTimeout( $timeout );

    This method sets the working time that RPC uses when waiting for a server.

    It returns true upon successful exacution or false otherwise.

    $timeout contains the new timeout value in seconds.

  • $hContext->SetTimeout();

    This function is equivalent to:

    $hContext->SetTimeout(5);

ERROR HANDLING

All functions from PCSC objects save the return value in a global variable called $Chipcard::PCSC::errno. This variable therefore holds the latest status of PCSC.

It is a double-typed magical variable that behaves just like $!. This means that it both holds a numerical value describing the error and the corresponding string. The numerical value may change from a system to another as it depends on the PCSC library...

Here is a small example of how to use it:

$hContext = new Chipcard::PCSC();
die ("Can't create the PCSC object: $Chipcard::PCSC::errno\n")
    unless (defined $hContext);

In case the last call was successful, $Chipcard::PCSC::errno contains the SCARD_S_SUCCESS status. Here is a list of all possible error codes. They are defined as read-only variables with in the PCSC module:

$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_S_SUCCESS
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_CANCELLED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_CANT_DISPOSE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INVALID_ATR
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INVALID_PARAMETER
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INVALID_TARGET
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_INVALID_VALUE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_NO_MEMORY
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_READER
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_TIMEOUT
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_SHARING_VIOLATION
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_NO_SMARTCARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_PROTO_MISMATCH
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_NOT_READY
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_SYSTEM_CANCELLED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_NOT_TRANSACTED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_READER_UNAVAILABLE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_PCI_TOO_SMALL
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_READER_UNSUPPORTED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_DUPLICATE_READER
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_CARD_UNSUPPORTED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_SERVICE_STOPPED

$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_UNSUPPORTED_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_UNRESPONSIVE_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_UNPOWERED_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_RESET_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_REMOVED_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_INSERTED_CARD

PCSClite users will also be able to use the following (PCSClite specific) codes:

$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_E_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_W_INSERTED_CARD
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_SCOPE_GLOBAL
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_RESET
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_INSERTED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_REMOVED

In addition, the wrapper defines:

$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_P_ALREADY_CONNECTED
$Chipcard::PCSC::SCARD_P_NOT_CONNECTED

SEE ALSO

pcscd(1) manpage has useful informations about PC/SC lite. Chipcard::PCSC::Card manpage gives informations about how to communicate with a reader and the smart card inside it.

COPYRIGHT

(C) Lionel VICTOR & Ludovic ROUSSEAU, 2001-2003, GNU GPL

AUTHORS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lionel VICTOR <lionel.victor@unforgettable.com>
              <lionel.victor@free.fr>

Ludovic ROUSSEAU <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>