Attached below is the IFD_Handler Interface for PC/SC compatibility on the software level. A reader which utilizes these functions correctly should be able to communicate with the Linux PC/SC Resource Manager. A couple of things might change though - as I'm trying to figure out how Microsoft does their array implementation. You will notice some BYTE arrays passed around but with no idea of possible size. I suppose in these cases you always use the MAXIMUM_SIZE. Arrays of strings are supposedly handled like this: "ReaderA\0ReaderB\0ReaderC\0ReaderD\0\0" where the size of the array is calculated by traversing through until you reach the double NULL. Consider the function RESOURCEQUERY::GetGroupReaders( (char *) Groups, (char *) Readers); This function gets all the readers in the Groups passed in. I suppose you would do the following: Loop through Groups until double NULL counting the number of readers and their respective sizes adding it all up. Allocate this memory using new or malloc to the pointer Readers. Add each reader to Readers delimiting it with the \0 and ending it with a \0\0. This is how I'm currently doing this. /***************************************************************** / / File : IFD_Handler.h / Author : David Corcoran / Date : November 7, 1998 / Purpose: This provides reader specific low-level calls. / See http://www.smartcardsys.com for more information. / License: See file LICENSE / ******************************************************************/ #ifndef _IFD_Handler_h_ #define _IFD_Handler_h_ /* List of Data Structures available to IFD_Handler */ struct DEVICE_CAPABILITIES { STR Vendor_Name; // Tag 0x0100 STR IFD_Type; // Tag 0x0101 DWORD IFD_Version; // Tag 0x0102 STR IFD_Serial; // Tag 0x0103 DWORD IFD_Channel_ID; // Tag 0x0110 // Something missing from the Specification ?????? DWORD Asynch_Supported; // Tag 0x0120 DWORD Default_Clock; // Tag 0x0121 DWORD Max_Clock; // Tag 0x0122 DWORD Default_Data_Rate; // Tag 0x0123 DWORD Max_Data_Rate; // Tag 0x0124 DWORD Max_IFSD; // Tag 0x0125 DWORD Synch_Supported; // Tag 0x0126 DWORD Power_Mgmt; // Tag 0x0131 DWORD Card_Auth_Devices; // Tag 0x0140 DWORD User_Auth_Device; // Tag 0x0142 DWORD Mechanics_Supported; // Tag 0x0150 DWORD Vendor_Features; // Tag 0x0180 - 0x01F0 User Defined. } Device; struct ICC_STATE { BYTE ICC_Presence; // Tag 0x0300 BYTE ICC_Interface_Status; // Tag 0x0301 BYTE ATR[32]; // Tag 0x0303 BYTE ICC_Type; // Tag 0x0304 } ICC; struct PROTOCOL_OPTIONS { DWORD Protocol_Type; // Tag 0x0201 DWORD Current_Clock; // Tag 0x0202 DWORD Current_F; // Tag 0x0203 DWORD Current_D; // Tag 0x0204 DWORD Current_N; // Tag 0x0205 DWORD Current_W; // Tag 0x0206 DWORD Current_IFSC; // Tag 0x0207 DWORD Current_IFSD; // Tag 0x0208 DWORD Current_BWT; // Tag 0x0209 DWORD Current_CWT; // Tag 0x020A DWORD Current_EBC; // Tag 0x020B } Protocol; /* List of Defines available to IFD_Handler */ #define IFD_POWER_UP 500 #define IFD_POWER_DOWN 501 #define IFD_RESET 502 #define IFD_SUCCESS 0 #define IFD_ERROR_TAG 600 #define IFD_ERROR_SET_FAILURE 601 #define IFD_ERROR_VALUE_READ_ONLY 602 #define IFD_NEGOTIATE_PTS11 603 #define IFD_NEGOTIATE_PTS22 604 #define IFD_ERROR_PTS_FAILURE 605 #define IFD_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED 606 #define IFD_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED 607 #define IFD_ERROR_POWER_ACTION 608 #define IFD_ERROR_SWALLOW 609 #define IFD_ERROR_EJECT 610 #define IFD_ERROR_CONFISCATE 611 #define IFD_COMMUNICATION_ERROR 612 #define IFD_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT 613 #define IFD_NOT_SUPPORTED 614 /* Extension of the Specification */ #define IFD_ICC_PRESENT 614 #define IFD_ICC_NOT_PRESENT 615 /* List of Defined Functions Available to IFD_Handler */ RESPONSECODE IFD_Get_Capabilities ( DWORD Tag, BYTE Value[] ); RESPONSECODE IFD_Set_Capabilities ( DWORD Tag, BYTE Value[] ); RESPONSECODE IFD_Set_Protocol_Parameters ( DWORD ProtocolType, BYTE SelectionFlags, BYTE PTS1, BYTE PTS2, BYTE PTS3 ); RESPONSECODE IFD_Power_ICC ( DWORD ActionRequested ); RESPONSECODE IFD_Swallow_ICC(); RESPONSECODE IFD_Eject_ICC(); RESPONSECODE IFD_Confiscate_ICC(); RESPONSECODE IFD_Transmit_to_ICC ( BYTE CommandData[], BYTE ResponseData[] ); RESPONSECODE IFD_Is_ICC_Present(); RESPONSECODE IFD_Is_ICC_Absent(); #endif -- ****************************************************************** David Corcoran Internet Security/Smartcards Work: School: 205 Industrial Blvd 2252 US Highway 52 West Apt C4 Sugar Land, TX 77478 West Lafayette, IN 47906 Suggestion: Use Linux, it is for IQ's higher than 95. Quote: If you can't make it work, at least make it look good. ~ Bill Gates ****************************************************************** *************************************************************** Linux Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) http://www.linuxnet.com/smartcard/index.html ***************************************************************