2.2.8 Return Code

The following Smart Card Facility Codes for Windows-specific return codes MAY be returned by the protocol server to the protocol client and are of the data type NTSTATUS, with the sev field set to STATUS_SEVERITY_WARNING (0x2) and the reserved bit (N) set to 0.

ReturnCode (4 bytes): One of the following return codes:

Value	Meaning
SCARD_S_SUCCESS 0x00000000	No error has occurred.
SCARD_F_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x80100001	An internal consistency check failed.
SCARD_E_CANCELLED 0x80100002	The action was canceled by a Cancel request.
SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE 0x80100003	The supplied handle was invalid.
SCARD_E_INVALID_PARAMETER 0x80100004	One or more of the supplied parameters could not be properly interpreted.
SCARD_E_INVALID_TARGET 0x80100005	Registry startup information is missing or invalid.
SCARD_E_NO_MEMORY 0x80100006	Not enough memory available to complete this command.
SCARD_F_WAITED_TOO_LONG 0x80100007	An internal consistency timer has expired.
SCARD_E_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER 0x80100008	The data buffer to receive returned data is too small for the returned data.
SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_READER 0x80100009	The specified reader name is not recognized.
SCARD_E_TIMEOUT 0x8010000A	The user-specified time-out value has expired.
SCARD_E_SHARING_VIOLATION 0x8010000B	The smart card cannot be accessed because of other connections outstanding.
SCARD_E_NO_SMARTCARD 0x8010000C	The operation requires a smart card, but no smart card is currently in the device.
SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_CARD 0x8010000D	The specified smart card name is not recognized.
SCARD_E_CANT_DISPOSE 0x8010000E	The system could not dispose of the media in the requested manner.
SCARD_E_PROTO_MISMATCH 0x8010000F	The requested protocols are incompatible with the protocol currently in use with the smart card.
SCARD_E_NOT_READY 0x80100010	The reader or smart card is not ready to accept commands.
SCARD_E_INVALID_VALUE 0x80100011	One or more of the supplied parameters values could not be properly interpreted.
SCARD_E_SYSTEM_CANCELLED 0x80100012	The action was canceled by the system, presumably to log off or shut down.
SCARD_F_COMM_ERROR 0x80100013	An internal communications error has been detected.
SCARD_F_UNKNOWN_ERROR 0x80100014	An internal error has been detected, but the source is unknown.
SCARD_E_INVALID_ATR 0x80100015	An ATR obtained from the registry is not a valid ATR string.
SCARD_E_NOT_TRANSACTED 0x80100016	An attempt was made to end a non-existent transaction.
SCARD_E_READER_UNAVAILABLE 0x80100017	The specified reader is not currently available for use.
SCARD_P_SHUTDOWN 0x80100018	The operation has been stopped to allow the server application to exit.
SCARD_E_PCI_TOO_SMALL 0x80100019	The PCI Receive buffer was too small.
SCARD_E_ICC_INSTALLATION 0x80100020	No primary provider can be found for the smart card.
SCARD_E_ICC_CREATEORDER 0x80100021	The requested order of object creation is not supported.
SCARD_E_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE 0x80100022	This smart card does not support the requested feature.
SCARD_E_DIR_NOT_FOUND 0x80100023	The specified directory does not exist in the smart card.
SCARD_E_FILE_NOT_FOUND 0x80100024	The specified file does not exist in the smart card.
SCARD_E_NO_DIR 0x80100025	The supplied path does not represent a smart card directory.
SCARD_E_READER_UNSUPPORTED 0x8010001A	The reader device driver does not meet minimal requirements for support.
SCARD_E_DUPLICATE_READER 0x8010001B	The reader device driver did not produce a unique reader name.
SCARD_E_CARD_UNSUPPORTED 0x8010001C	The smart card does not meet minimal requirements for support.
SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE 0x8010001D	Smart Cards for Windows is not running.
SCARD_E_SERVICE_STOPPED 0x8010001E	Smart Cards for Windows has shut down.
SCARD_E_UNEXPECTED 0x8010001F	An unexpected card error has occurred.
SCARD_E_NO_FILE 0x80100026	The supplied path does not represent a smart card file.
SCARD_E_NO_ACCESS 0x80100027	Access is denied to this file.
SCARD_E_WRITE_TOO_MANY 0x80100028	The smart card does not have enough memory to store the information.
SCARD_E_BAD_SEEK 0x80100029	There was an error trying to set the smart card file object pointer.
SCARD_E_INVALID_CHV 0x8010002A	The supplied PIN is incorrect.
SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_RES_MSG 0x8010002B	An unrecognized error code was returned from a layered component.
SCARD_E_NO_SUCH_CERTIFICATE 0x8010002C	The requested certificate does not exist.
SCARD_E_CERTIFICATE_UNAVAILABLE 0x8010002D	The requested certificate could not be obtained.
SCARD_E_NO_READERS_AVAILABLE 0x8010002E	Cannot find a smart card reader.
SCARD_E_COMM_DATA_LOST 0x8010002F	A communications error with the smart card has been detected. Retry the operation.
SCARD_E_NO_KEY_CONTAINER 0x80100030	The requested key container does not exist.
SCARD_E_SERVER_TOO_BUSY 0x80100031	Smart Cards for Windows is too busy to complete this operation.
SCARD_E_PIN_CACHE_EXPIRED 0x80100032	The smart card PIN cache has expired.
SCARD_E_NO_PIN_CACHE 0x80100033	The smart card PIN cannot be cached.
SCARD_E_READ_ONLY_CARD 0x80100034	The smart card is read-only and cannot be written to.
SCARD_W_UNSUPPORTED_CARD 0x80100065	The reader cannot communicate with the smart card due to ATR configuration conflicts.
SCARD_W_UNRESPONSIVE_CARD 0x80100066	The smart card is not responding to a reset.
SCARD_W_UNPOWERED_CARD 0x80100067	Power has been removed from the smart card, so that further communication is impossible.
SCARD_W_RESET_CARD 0x80100068	The smart card has been reset, so any shared state information is invalid.
SCARD_W_REMOVED_CARD 0x80100069	The smart card has been removed, so that further communication is impossible.
SCARD_W_SECURITY_VIOLATION 0x8010006A	Access was denied because of a security violation.
SCARD_W_WRONG_CHV 0x8010006B	The card cannot be accessed because the wrong PIN was presented.
SCARD_W_CHV_BLOCKED 0x8010006C	The card cannot be accessed because the maximum number of PIN entry attempts has been reached.
SCARD_W_EOF 0x8010006D	The end of the smart card file has been reached.
SCARD_W_CANCELLED_BY_USER 0x8010006E	The action was canceled by the user.
SCARD_W_CARD_NOT_AUTHENTICATED 0x8010006F	No PIN was presented to the smart card.
SCARD_W_CACHE_ITEM_NOT_FOUND 0x80100070	The requested item could not be found in the cache.
SCARD_W_CACHE_ITEM_STALE 0x80100071	The requested cache item is too old and was deleted from the cache.
SCARD_W_CACHE_ITEM_TOO_BIG 0x80100072	The new cache item exceeds the maximum per-item size defined for the cache.