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opensc

Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

About opensc

Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

This project links 25 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 2 package records; Fedora 44: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 6 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 6 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 5 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.opensc: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 432 recordsFedora 442 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.66 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.06 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed5 records
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Project identity

Project
opensc
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
25
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
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Source-reported description

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OpenSC provides a set of utilities to access smart cards. It mainly focuses on cards that support cryptographic operations. It facilitates their use in security applications such as mail encryption, authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC implements the PKCS#11 API. 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. Before purchasing any cards, please read carefully documentation on the web pageonly some cards are supported. Not only card type matters, but also card version, card OS version and preloaded applet. Only subset of possible operations may be supported for your card. Card initialization may require third party proprietary software.

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Packages by operating system

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Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. opensc

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2

    Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. opensc-pkcs11

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source opensc

    0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2

    Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. opensc

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    0.26.1-2

    Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. opensc-pkcs11

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source opensc

    0.26.1-2

    Smart card utilities (PKCS#11 module)

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. opensc

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.fc43

    Smart card library and applications

    aarch64x86_6443
  2. opensc-libs

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.fc43

    OpenSC libraries

    aarch64i686x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. opensc

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.fc44

    Smart card library and applications

    aarch64x86_6444
  2. opensc-libs

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.fc44

    OpenSC libraries

    aarch64i686x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. libpkcs11-helper1

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-150600.1.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. libpkcs11-helper1-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-150600.1.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    x86_64leap-15.6
  3. opensc

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.22.0-150600.9.3

    Smart Card Utilities

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  4. opensc-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.22.0-150600.9.3

    Smart Card Utilities

    x86_64leap-15.6
  5. pkcs11-helper

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-150600.1.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  6. pkcs11-helper-devel

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-150600.1.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. libpkcs11-helper1

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-160000.2.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. libpkcs11-helper1-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-160000.2.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    x86_64leap-16.0
  3. opensc

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.26.1-160000.3.1

    Smart Card Utilities

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  4. opensc-bash-completion

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.26.1-160000.2.2

    Bash Completion for opensc

    noarchleap-16.0
  5. pkcs11-helper

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-160000.2.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  6. pkcs11-helper-devel

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source pkcs11-helper

    1.29.0-160000.2.2

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. libpkcs11-helper1

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.31.0-2.4

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. libpkcs11-helper1-32bit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source pkcs11-helper

    1.31.0-2.4

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    x86_64tumbleweed
  3. opensc

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.3

    Smart Card Utilities

    x86_64tumbleweed
  4. opensc-bash-completion

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Security / source opensc

    0.27.1-2.3

    Bash Completion for opensc

    noarchtumbleweed
  5. pkcs11-helper-devel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source pkcs11-helper

    1.31.0-2.4

    Helper Library for the Use with Smart Cards and the PKCS#11 API

    x86_64tumbleweed

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