Getting PCSC reader serial number with WinSCard

Question

I have a problem with getting PCSC reader serial number if card is not present in the reader. I am using winscard.dll and c++.

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Answer 1

Maybe i'm a bit late - but anyway...

You can connect directly to the card reader using the SCARD_SHARE_DIRECT flag with SCardConnect. At least with us this works fine.. (we use a protocol flag of "0x00")