UNIX Driver for Towitoko Smartcard Readers

This library provides a driver for using Towitoko smartcard readers under UNIX environment.

• CT-API 1.1 and CT-BCS 0.9. See ctapi (3) and ctbcs (3) man pages provided with this package.
• PCSC Lite. See http://www.linuxnet.com for download and documentation.

• Towitoko Chipdrive Micro, Extern, Extern II, Intern, and Twin.
• The most recent readers labelled as "Kartenzwerg" use the same protocol as Chipdrive, and should work with this driver, although they have not been tested.

• Serial readers: Configure you serial port like for a modem. See http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html
• USB readers: Linux kernel version 2.4.12 or greater with PL2303 USB serial driver enabled is needed. See http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/book1.html.
  Note that PL2303 support is still in experimental stage!
  Also note that pl2303.c drivers from kernel versions previous to 2.4.12 will surely not work with this driver and will probably hang your machine.

• Processor cards: direct and inverse convention cards, T=0 and T=1 protocols. Short and extended case 1, 2, 3, 4 ISO 7816-3 APDU's. PPS and baudrate selection from 9600 bps to 115200 bps.
• Memory cards: I2C, 2 wire and 3 wire bus protocol. Access to memory cards is provided via the Interindustry Commands described in the MCT v09 part 7 spec. See http://www.panstruga.de/ct-api/spec/spec_v09.html

This software is provided under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

• Source package: towitoko-2.0.7.tar.gz
• Debian packages: runtime library package and development package are available via apt-get from any Debian mirror:

  # apt-get install libtowitoko2
  # apt-get install libtowitoko-dev	
  

• Design: UNIX Towitoko Driver Design.
• NEWS: List of user visible changes to the driver functionality.
• ChangeLog: Hitorical listing of all changes made to the driver.

Here is a (probably incomplete) list of applications that can be built on top of this driver:

• MUSCLE: Movement for the Use of SmartCards under Linux Environment. This driver provides MUSCLE IFD Handler 2.0 interface. It works with with MUSCLE PCSC Lite, Musclecard PKCS#11 framework, and applications built on top of PCSC Lite API.
• OpenSC: Smartcard library and applications with support for PKCS #15 compatible cards.
• Smartcard: A utility for controlling smart card readers under Linux. Handy for storing data in memory cards.
• Gnome Smartcard: A Gnome/GTK graphical frontend for smartcard. Looks like the Towitoko smartcard explorer.
• Libchipcard: A library for easy access to chip cards via chip card readers (terminals).
• Gnu POC: Gnu Password On Card is a program for managing passwords on smartcards.
• German medical card reader: Reads data on a German health insurance card.

• Update to CT-BCS 1.0.
• Test inverse convention. Success has been reported with some inverse convetion cards, while faliures have been reported with others.
• Test Chipdrive Twin and Kartenzwerg.