PCSC

2.1.0: Ludovic Rousseau
12 April 2024

• LIBPCSCLITE_DELEGATE is used to redirect to another libpcsclite library
• setup_spy.sh displays the LIBPCSCLITE_DELEGATE value to use for spying
• provides libfake.c as a sample source code
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/2.0.3...2.1.0

2.0.3: Ludovic Rousseau
3 March 2024

• add SCARD_E_UNKNOWN_RES_MNG back

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/2.0.2...2.0.3

2.0.2: Ludovic Rousseau
3 March 2024

• SCardConnect() & SCardReconnect(): restrict the protocol used
• negotiate PTS also for the backup protocol
• pcscd.8:
  . document --disable-polkit
  . add "CONFIGURATION FILE" section
• Some other minor improvements

What's Changed

• grammar by @spaette in https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/pull/167

New Contributors

• @spaette made their first contribution in https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/pull/167

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/2.0.1...2.0.2

2.0.1: Ludovic Rousseau
24 November 2023

• SCardConnect(): return SCARD_W_SECURITY_VIOLATION when needed (polkit)
• SCardCancel(): return SCARD_S_SUCCESS even if the client already finished
• polkit is enabled by default
• libpcscspy: fix a crash with NULL pointers
• Doxygen: fix SCardBeginTransaction() documentation
• fix pcscd internal thread safety issues (clang -fsanitize=thread)
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/2.0.0...2.0.1

2.0.0: Ludovic Rousseau
9 June 2023

• Adjust USB drivers path at run-time via environment variable PCSCLITE_HP_DROPDIR
• Add --disable-polkit option
• Reset eventCounter when a reader is removed
• Add "polkit" in "pcscd -v" output if enabled
• Doxygen: document SCARD_E_INVALID_VALUE for some functions
• use secure_getenv(3) if available
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/1.9.9...2.0.0

1.9.9: Ludovic Rousseau
11 September 2022

• SCardEstablishContext() may return SCARD_W_SECURITY_VIOLATION if refused by Polkit
• Fix SCardReleaseContext() failure on orphan handles
• Fix SCardDisconnect() on orphan handle
• pcsc-spy: log the pioSendPci & pioRecvPci SCardTransmit() parameters
• Improve the log from pcscd: log the return code in text instead of hex
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/PCSC/compare/1.9.8...1.9.9

1.9.8: Ludovic Rousseau
11 June 2022

• Install install_spy.sh & uninstall_spy.sh scripts in docdir
• SCardTransmit(): do not fail if receive buffer is "too large"
• SCardControl(): do not fail if receive buffer is "too large"
• fix some memory leaks on shutdown
• use a better random number generator
• Some other minor improvements

1.9.7: Ludovic Rousseau
13 May 2022

• disable strict compilation by default
• fix 3 warnings

1.9.6: Ludovic Rousseau
11 May 2022

• do not fail reader removal in some specific cases (USB/Thunderbolt port)
• improve documentation regarding /etc/reader.conf.d/
• SCardGetStatusChange: speedup the case DISABLE_AUTO_POWER_ON
• configure:
  . add --disable-strict option
  By default the compiler arguments are now:
  -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror ${CFLAGS}
  . fail if flex is not found
• fix different data races
• pcscdaemon: -v displays internal constants values:
  MAX_READERNAME & PCSCLITE_MAX_READERS_CONTEXTS
• Some other minor improvements

1.9.5: Ludovic Rousseau
4 December 2021

• pcscd: autoexit even if no client connects
• Fix variable substitution in systemd units
• fix potential race conditions with powerState handling
• Add and use tag TAG_IFD_DEVICE_REMOVED
• UnitaryTests: port code to Python 3

1.9.4: Ludovic Rousseau
1 October 2021

• fix a memory leak when libusb is used for hotplug (i.e. non-Linux systems)

1.9.3: Ludovic Rousseau
6 August 2021

• fix a stupid regression with systemd introduced in the previous version

1.9.2: Ludovic Rousseau
3 August 2021

• improve NetBSD support
• pcsc-spy: version 1.1
  • add option -t|--thread
  • x10 speed increase
  • correctly exit at end-of-file
  • remove, now useless, support of macOS
• systemd:
  • use /etc/default/pcscd as EnvironmentFile
  • use $PCSCD_ARGS to specify more arguments
• SetProtocol: Handle IFD_NOT_SUPPORTED from the driver
• hotplug_libudev.c: sanitize interface name
• pcsc_demo: change licence from GPLv3 to BSD
• use Python 3 for Python scripts (psc-spy, UnitaryTests)
• Some other minor improvements

1.9.1: Ludovic Rousseau
16 February 2021

• Do not (possibly) lock a reader if allocating hCard fails
• Fix a hang in SCardTransmit()
• Do not report an error if the wrong interface is used by the driver
• Update reader state when a card is removed during an exchange
• readerfactory: Make sure a freed Reader Context is not accessed
• PHSetProtocol(): supports T=0&1 cards on T=0 reader
• hotplug-libusb:
  • support CCIDCLASSDRIVER
  • add interface name to reader name
  • remove obsolete libhal scheme
• Some other minor improvements

1.9.0: Ludovic Rousseau
14 June 2020

• SCardEndTransaction(): greatly improve performances (x300)
• tokenparser: accept any Unicode character in a reader name
• Use /run instead of /var/run by default
• Fix a memory leak from a polkit call
• Some other minor improvements

1.8.26: Ludovic Rousseau
3 January 2020

• Use poll() instead of select() to allow file descriptor higher than FD_SETSIZE
• Enable reader filtering by default
• pcsc-spy:
  • Do not read output buffer after error
  • Adjust code to handle autoallocated buffers
  • fix year-2038 issue by using long instead of int
• Android: fix compilation
• if client/server protocol mismatch:
  • log an explicit message
  • SCardEstablishContext() returns SCARD_E_SERVICE_STOPPED
• polkit: log the error message if polkit_authority_get_sync() fails
• Exit with EXIT_SUCCESS on shutdown to please systemd
• Doxygen: fix minor issues in the documentation
• Add --disable-documentation option
• Fix a minor memory leak

1.8.25: Ludovic Rousseau
25 March 2019

• Fix a socket issue when pcscd is used inside LXC container
• pcsc-spy: always provide a total time of execution
• Fix resource leak if SCardEstablishContext() fails
• Fix realloc(3) error handling (possible memory leak)
• Remove usage of function chmod(2) to use fchmod(2) (fix race condition)

1.8.24: Ludovic Rousseau
12 October 2018

• the project moved to https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/
• SCardGetStatusChange(): Fix a rare race condition
• SCardReleaseContext(): do not release a lock owned by another context
• SCardReconnect(): suspend card auto power off
• Allow "=" in serial driver filenames
• Add the thread id in the pcscd log lines
• pcsc-spy: correctly handle incomplete log file
• Simclist: avoid to divide by zero in list_findpos()
• Some other minor improvements

1.8.20: Ludovic Rousseau
30 December 2016

• Fix a crash and potential security issue in pcscd

1.8.21: Ludovic Rousseau
20 May 2017

• SCardCancel():
  . fix a race condition bug
  . fix a possible use after free
  . improve Doxygen documentation
• SCardGetStatusChange(): fix a race condition when a reader is removed
• SCardDisconnect(): fix status update for SCARD_UNPOWER_CARD
• pcsc_stringify_error(): use Thread-local storage
• pcsc_stringify_error() now returns a const char *
• SCardControl() may return SCARD_E_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER when
  pbRecvBuffer is not big enough to receive the card response.
• Fix compilation error with GCC 4.9
• UnitaryTests: add support of Python 3
• pcsc-spy: add support of Python 3
• Some other minor improvements