OpenSC

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# OpenSC documentation\n\nManual pages for the\n[OpenSC command line tools](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/blob/master/doc/tools/tools.html)\nas well as for the\n[OpenSC configuration files](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/blob/master/doc/files/files.html)\nare available online and typically distributed along with your installation.\n\nThe [OpenSC Wiki](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki) includes, among others, information for:\n * [Windows Quick Start](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Windows-Quick-Start)\n * [macOS Quick Start](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/macOS-Quick-Start)\n * [Compiling and Installing on Unix flavors](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Compiling-and-Installing-on-Unix-flavors)\n * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions)\n * More user and developer provided documentation\n\n# Downloads\n\n## Latest release\n\nThe [latest stable version of OpenSC](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/latest) is available on Github.  It is available as\n\n * Windows installer for Intel 64 bit and 32 bit programs (`OpenSC*_x64.msi` and `OpenSC*_x86.msi`) and Arm\n   (`OpenSC*_arm64.msi`)\n * macOS installer (`OpenSC*.dmg`)\n * Source code distribution (`opensc*.tar.gz`)\n\n## Nightly build\n\nThe latest source code is available through [GitHub](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/archive/master.zip).\nNightly builds are available by their git hash in branches of [OpenSC/Nightly](https://github.com/OpenSC/Nightly).\n\n\n# Build and testing status\n\n[![Linux build](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/actions/workflows/linux.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/actions/workflows/linux.yml)\n[![Windows build](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/actions/workflows/windows.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/actions/workflows/windows.yml)\n[![OSX build](https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/actions/workflows/macos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Ope",
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  "why_use_this": "Essential for developers and systems that need PKCS#11 and minidriver support for smart card authentication, digital signing, or certificate management. Open-source and widely used in enterprise security and government applications where hardware token integration is required."
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