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SmartCard.Connect
Connects to a smartcard.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| SmartCard | 6.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ❌ No |
MBS( "SmartCard.Connect"; SmartCardContext; Reader; ShareMode; PreferredProtocols ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCardContext | The smartcard context reference number. | $SmartCardContext |
| Reader | The name of the reader that contains the target card. | $reader |
| ShareMode | A flag that indicates whether other applications may form connections to the card. Can be integer or one of the following texts: Exclusive (1), Shared (2) or Direct (3). |
"Exclusive" |
| PreferredProtocols | A number with bitmask of acceptable protocols for the connection or just the text name of the value for only one protocol. Pass T0 (1), T1 (2), T15 (8, not on Windows), Any (3), RAW (4). |
1+2 |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Connects to a smartcard.Establishes a connection (using a specific resource manager context) between the calling application and a smart card contained by a specific reader. If no card exists in the specified reader, an error is returned.
On success we have a connection to a smart card.
You can query SmartCard.GetActiveProtocol
Examples
Connect
MBS( "SmartCard.Connect"; $Context; $Reader; "Shared"; "any" )
See also
- SmartCard.Cancel
- SmartCard.Control
- SmartCard.Disconnect
- SmartCard.GetActiveProtocol
- SmartCard.Init
- SmartCard.ReadFile
- SmartCard.Reconnect
- SmartCard.Status
- SmartCard.Transmit
Example Databases
- CURL/WebServices/eID Auto/eID Auto v2
- SmartCard/Belgian EID Reader
- SmartCard/SmartCard ReadFile
- SmartCard/SmartCard Signatures
Blog Entries
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Created 13th June 2016, last changed 3th August 2016
