Smart Card and Reader Access Functions (Windows)

Smart Card and Reader Access Functi...

Smart Card and Reader Access Functions

The following functions connect to and communicate with a specific smart card. I/O operations to the card use a buffer for sending or receiving data and a structure that contains protocol control information. The protocol control information structure always begins with an SCARD_IO_REQUEST structure.

Topic	Description
SCardConnect	Connect to a card.
SCardReconnect	Reestablish a connection.
SCardDisconnect	Terminate a connection.
SCardBeginTransaction	Start a transaction, blocking other applications from accessing a card.
SCardEndTransaction	End a transaction, allowing other applications to access a card.
SCardStatus	Provide the current status of the reader.
SCardTransmit	Requests service and receives data back from a card using T=0, T=1, and raw protocols.

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