EIDENV(1)

NAME
eidenv - utility for accessing visible data from electronic identity cards

SYNOPSIS

eidenv [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

The eidenv utility is used for accessing data from electronic identity cards (like national eID cards) which might not be present in PKCS#15 objects but available in custom files on the card. The data can be printed on screen or used by other programs via environment variables.

OPTIONS

--exec prog, -x prog
    Executes the given program with data in environment variables.

--help, -h
    Print help message on screen.

--print, -p
    Prints all data fields from the card, like validity period, document number etc.

--reader num, -r num
    Specify the reader to use. By default, the first reader with a present card is used. Ifnum is an ATR, the reader with a matching card will be chosen.

--stats, -t
    Prints key usage statistics (only for Estonian ID card).

--version, -v
    Prints the version of the utility and exits.

--wait, -w
    Wait for a card to be inserted

AUTHORS

eidenv utility was written by Stef Hoeben and Martin Paljak <martin@martinpaljak.net>.