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| author | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-14 12:27:07 -0400 |
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| committer | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-17 12:38:09 -0400 |
| commit | cb9dd35e03bba0700dcf9f2f77035fa8e5a38f87 (patch) | |
| tree | fd45bac2d1da4b31ce2875704b2fac098bec9f0a /system/opensc | |
| parent | f4924b20c1da5ca4afc75d80f85d3ab8ed90fb0c (diff) | |
system/opensc: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/system/opensc/README b/system/opensc/README index ccbd4d21d10f..4eee6ffb1ff2 100644 --- a/system/opensc/README +++ b/system/opensc/README @@ -1,22 +1,23 @@ SmartCard utilities/libraries for PKCS#11/15 compatible cards -This package provides a set of libraries and utilities to access smart -cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic operations, -and facilitate their use in security applications such as mail encryption, -authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC implements the PKCS#11 -API so applications supporting this API such as Mozilla Firefox and -Thunderbird can use it. OpenSC implements the PKCS#15 standard and aims -to be compatible with every software that does so, too. +This package provides a set of libraries and utilities to access +smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic +operations, and facilitate their use in security applications such +as mail encryption, authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC +implements the PKCS#11 API so applications supporting this API such +as Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird can use it. OpenSC implements the +PKCS#15 standard and aims to be compatible with every software that +does so, too. -You may need to edit /etc/opensc.conf in order to use a particular backend -and smartcard. +You may need to edit /etc/opensc.conf in order to use a particular +backend and smartcard. Beware! Smartcards have usually a limited number of times you may try a wrong PIN/PUK combination before they become inoperable/permanently blocked. You have been warned! -Since version 0.12.0, only one reader subsystem can be used and compiled -in at the same time. The PCSC-LITE subsystem is used by default and it is -suitable for most smartcards. If you need the OPENCT subsystem instead, -you have to pass "OPENCT=1" to the script when building and have the -optional dependency openct installed. +Since version 0.12.0, only one reader subsystem can be used and +compiled in at the same time. The PCSC-LITE subsystem is used by +default and it is suitable for most smartcards. If you need the +OPENCT subsystem instead, you have to pass "OPENCT=1" to the script +when building and have the optional dependency openct installed. |