Copyright: Saturday, January 04, 2003 15:51:26


Displays the smart card readers that are attached to the local computer and the status of the readers. A smart card reader will be in one of four states represented by an icon:

 Smart card is inserted and can be selected.

 No smart card is inserted.

 Smart card reader is not responding.

 Smart card inserted is of an unknown type or cannot be used for the current operation. Make sure that the smart card is inserted correctly and has the appropriate credentials.


Displays the name of the selected smart card.


Displays the status of the selected smart card. Possible status messages are:

The card is available for use.

The card is being shared by another process. (In this case, the card is still available for use.)

The card is in use exclusively by another process. (In this case, the card is not available for use.)

The card is unrecognized or not responding. Make sure the card is inserted correctly and that you have the correct software.

No card.

If the selected smart card is available but is not appropriate for the operation, a message tells you that the card is not the one being requested and cannot be used for the current operation.


Displays or hides detailed information about the selected smart card.