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Smart Card Connector App for ChromeOS\n\nThis repository contains sources of the ChromeOS **Smart Card Connector App**\n(distributed at\n[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-card-connector/khpfeaanjngmcnplbdlpegiifgpfgdco](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-card-connector/khpfeaanjngmcnplbdlpegiifgpfgdco))\nand examples how programs can communicate with this app.\n\n\n## Documentation\n\nThis documentation is split into several parts for different target audiences:\n\n* **Are you a ChromeOS user?**\n\n  Please refer to this Help Center article:\n  [https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7014689](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7014689).\n\n* **Are you a ChromeOS administrator?**\n\n  Please refer to this Help Center article:\n  [https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7014520](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7014520).\n\n* **Are you a developer of a ChromeOS extension/app that needs to access the\n  PC/SC API in order to talk to smart cards?**\n\n  Please refer to this README:\n  [docs/index-third-party-application-developer.md](docs/index-third-party-application-developer.md).\n\n* **Are you a developer who needs to build the Smart Card Connector App and/or a\n  maintainer of this repository?**\n\n  Please refer to this README:\n  [docs/index-developer.md](docs/index-developer.md).\n\n\n## FAQ\n\n### What is a smart card?\n\nPlease refer to\n[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card).\n\nNote that there also some devices that emulate a smart card, e.g., some of\nYubikey devices (see\n[https://www.yubico.com/authentication-standards/smart-card/](https://www.yubico.com/authentication-standards/smart-card/)).\n\n### Do I need the Smart Card Connector App?\n\nYou only need this in case you have a smart card (or a device that emulates it)\nand need to use it on your ChromeOS device for authenticating at web pages,\nremote desktop applications, logging into ChromeOS in enterprise deployments,\netc.\n\n### Can I use it with my memory card (microSD, etc.)?\n\nNo. The Smart Card Connector App is only useful with **smart cards**.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fgooglechromelabs%2Fchromeos_smart_card_connector","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fgooglechromelabs%2Fchromeos_smart_card_connector","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fgooglechromelabs%2Fchromeos_smart_card_connector/lists"}