(PHP ActiveX) PC/SC Find Inserted Smart Cards

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Get detailed information about each reader including whether or not a smart card is currently inserted in the reader. (Also includes USB tokens.)

Note: This functionality was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.SCard')
$scard = new COM("Chilkat.SCard");

// First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
$success = $scard->EstablishContext('user');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get JSON containing information about the smartcards currently inserted into readers.
// This also includes information about USB security tokens.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $scard->FindSmartcards($json);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// Here is sample output:
// See below for sample code to parse the JSON.

// You can see which readers have a card inserted by the "state".
// If the state contains "present", then a card is inserted into the reader.
// (USB tokens will typically always have a state containing "present")
// Also, the ATR of the card inserted into the reader is indicated by "atr".

// {
//   "reader": [
//     {
//       "name": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "state": "present,inuse",
//       "vendorName": "Alcor Micro",
//       "systemName": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3B7F96000080318065B0855956FB120FFE829000",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "AxaltoCM.dll",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "FS USB Token 0",
//       "state": "present,inuse",
//       "vendorName": "FS",
//       "serialNumber": "3F",
//       "systemName": "FS USB Token 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3B9F958131FE9F006646530534002571DF000000000012",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "eps2003csp11",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "FT Java Token 0",
//       "state": "present",
//       "vendorName": "FT",
//       "serialNumber": "3F",
//       "systemName": "FT Java Token 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00642D70C172FEE0FE",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "tagliov70px.dll",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "state": "present",
//       "vendorName": "SCM Microsystems Inc.",
//       "serialNumber": "333130303330",
//       "systemName": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "tagliov70px.dll",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "Yubico YubiKey OTP+FIDO+CCID 0",
//       "state": "present",
//       "vendorName": "Yubico",
//       "serialNumber": "3F",
//       "systemName": "Yubico YubiKey OTP+FIDO+CCID 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3BFD1300008131FE158073C021C057597562694B657940",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "msclmd.dll",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('reader');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $name = $json->stringOf('reader[i].name');
    $state = $json->stringOf('reader[i].state');
    $vendorName = $json->stringOf('reader[i].vendorName');
    $systemName = $json->stringOf('reader[i].systemName');
    $cardAtr = $json->stringOf('reader[i].card.atr');
    $cardWindowsMiniDriver = $json->stringOf('reader[i].card.windows.miniDriver');
    $cardWindowsCryptoProvider = $json->stringOf('reader[i].card.windows.cryptoProvider');
    $cardWindowsKeyStorageProvider = $json->stringOf('reader[i].card.windows.keyStorageProvider');
    $serialNumber = $json->stringOf('reader[i].serialNumber');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Applications should always release the context when finished.
$success = $scard->ReleaseContext();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
}


?>