Reading the discussion, I want to clarify the original problem and
needed help:

Primary problem:

HAL recognizes Smart Card readers as unknown USB devices


Proposal to fix:

- Add a keyword for info.category (one word for device is permitted) to
describe the device (other devices use for example 'sound', 'storage',
'scanner', 'biometic.fingerprint_reader' etc.)

- Define keywords for info.capabilities (arbitrary number of words is
possible for a single device (other devices use for example 'serial',
'input.keypad', 'block', 'camera'). Dot notation is often used to keep
keywords unique.
(more exact description => more chances for user software)

Before proposing keywords, see
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19663
We want to ensure, that these keywords don't conflict with other
devices.

- More is possible. For example, we can define keyword info.pcsc.driver.


Needed help:

Propose a smart set of keyword set to cover all Smart Card applications
and related area (non-smart chip cards).

Should we use keywords like 'smart_card_reader' or only 'card_reader' or
even syntax like 'reader.card.iso', 'reader.card.sim',
'reader.smart_token'. What about memory card readers capable to read SIM
etc.


Secondary problem:

Primary problem makes impossible to define Smart Card policy to
PolicyKit.

-- 
Best Regards / S pozdravem,

Stanislav Brabec
software developer
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