4.4.1 Contact Reader Requirements
NIST PIV and digital identity FIPS 201-2
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Contact Reader Requirements
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Contact card readers shall conform to the [ISO7816] standard for the card-to-reader interface. These readers shall conform to the Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) Specification [PCSC] for the reader- to-host system interface in general desktop computing environment. Specifically, the contact card readers shall conform to the requirements specified in [SP 800-96]. In systems where the readers are not connected to general-purpose desktop computing systems, the reader-to-host system interface is not specified in this Standard.