(PHP ActiveX) PC/SC List Smart Card Readers (and USB Tokens)

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Demonstrates how to list the smart card readers and USB tokens connected to the computer.

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;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringTable')
$stReaders = new COM("Chilkat.StringTable");
$success = $scard->ListReaders($stReaders);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$numReaders = $stReaders->Count;
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numReaders) {
    print $i . ': ' . $stReaders->stringAt($i) . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Sample output:
// 0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 1: FS USB Token 0
// 2: FT Java Token 0
// 3: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 4: Yubico YubiKey OTP+FIDO+CCID 0

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


?>