ActivCard Virtual PC/SC Driver Download For Windows

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I clicked to Uninstall the driver and next to it was an option to 'Remove the Driver/Files, not realizing what I had just done, I clicked to remove the driver from windows. What I would like to do is to obtain the Download and Install HID Touchscreen driver and associated files to fix my mess. Recently we have added a quite useful functionality to jCardSim that allow you to work with jCardSim through virtual PC/SC-reader on Windows 7. It also should work on Windows XP but do not tested. ActivIdentity Virtual PC/SC - Driver Download. Vendor: ActivIdentity. Windows XP 32-Bit Driver. Total Driver Versions: 1. Recommended Driver.

Recently we have added a quite useful functionality to jCardSim that allow you to work with jCardSim through virtual PC/SC-reader on Windows 7. It also should work on Windows XP but do not tested.

Installing BixVReader UMDF driver

  • Download BixVReader - http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/134010/An-UMDF-Driver-for-a-Virtual-Smart-Card-Reader
  • In order to install BixVReader you need DevCon from WDK. Unfortunately, it can not be distributed separately, but WDK 8 is available for free download here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=324284. Download it and install.
  • Depending on your OS architecture copy devcon.exe either from C:Program FilesWindows Kits8.0Toolsx86 or C:Program FilesWindows Kits8.0Toolsx64 to the directory that contains extracted BixVReader’s distribution: Win7_x86 or Win7_x64 respectively.
  • Also WUDFUpdate_* files from C:Program FilesWindows Kits8.0Redistwdfx86 or C:Program FilesWindows Kits8.0Redistwdfx64 should be copied to the directory that contains extracted BixVReader’s distribution: Win7_x86 or Win7_x64 respectively.
  • Open command line with Administrator privileges and change directory to one that contains extracted BixVReader.
  • Execute the command devcon install BixVReader.inf rootBixVirtualReader and confirm installation of unsigned drivers (we believe we can get in touch with the BixVReader's creator Fabio Ottavi and, if he will like it, gift him a certificate to sign the driver).

Configuring jCardSim

Download the new build of desired jCardSim's version: 2.2.1 or 2.2.2.

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jCardSim uses named pipes (IPC) to communicate with BixVReader: data communication is through the .pipeSCardSimulatorDriver<CardReaderID> and the .pipeSCardSimulatorDriverEvents<CardReaderID> is used for card state messages.

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Launch jCardSim with the command:

or

Windows

depending on which version you are using.

Installed applets are to be listed in jcardsim.cfg (see the format here), also do not forget to add the necessary classpath of your applets, for example:

Trying to communicate with jCardSim via PC/SC
Now you can use PC/SC interface in order to communicate with jCardSim, let's see how the HelloWorld Applets’s GPShell script works, for example:

Result:

ActivCard Virtual PC/SC Driver Download For Windows

Conclusion
Ok, what it is usefull for? It is simple, you can use this jCardSim functionally in order to transparently test operability of your Java Card applet that interracts with a native application, for example.