.. |vsmartcard| replace:: Virtual Smart Card Architecture

Welcome to the |vsmartcard| documentation!
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Welcome to the |vsmartcard|. |vsmartcard| is an umbrella project for various projects concerned with the emulation of different types of smart card readers or smart cards themselves.

Currently the following projects are part of |vsmartcard|: 

.. toctree::

   virtualsmartcard/README
   pcsc-relay/README
   npa/README
   ccid/README

.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   virtualsmartcard/autotools
   pcsc-relay/autotools
   npa/autotools
   ccid/autotools
   virtualsmartcard/questions
   pcsc-relay/questions
   npa/questions
   ccid/questions

Looking for a feature the included programs do not offer? Want to extend the
functionality of some library? Apart from requesting a new feature, you can
have a look at these programming guides and try yourself:

.. toctree::

   virtualsmartcard/api
   npa/api

Download
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You can download the latest release of the |vsmartcard| `here <https://sourceforge.net/projects/vsmartcard/files/vsmartcard_2011-05-20.tar.gz/download>`_.

Alternatively you can check out the source code from our `subversion repository <https://sourceforge.net/projects/vsmartcard/develop>`_.