gids-tool 1 OpenSC OpenSC Tools opensc
gids-tool smart card utility for GIDS cards
`gids-tool` OPTIONS

The `gids-tool` utility can be used from the command line to perform miscellaneous smart card operations on a GIDS smart card.

## Options

`-X`, `--initialize`

  Initialize token.

`--admin-key` argument

  Define the administrator key

`--pin` pin

  This option can be used to specify the PIN value on the command line. If the value is set to `env:` VARIABLE, the value of the specified environment variable is used. By default, the code is prompted on the command line if needed.

  Note that on most operation systems, any user can display the command line of any process on the system using utilities such as `ps(1)`. Therefore, you should prefer passing the codes via an environment variable on an unsecured system.

`--serial-number` argument

  Define serial number.

`-U`, `--unblock`

  Unblock the user PIN after an administrator authentication.

`-C`, `--change-admin-key`

  Change the administrator key.

`--new-admin-key` argument

  Define the new administrator key.

`--reader` argument, `-r` argument

  Number of the reader to use. By default, the first reader with a present card is used. If argument is an ATR, the reader with a matching card will be chosen.

`-w`, `--wait`

  Wait for a card to be inserted.

`-v`, `--verbose`

  Verbose operation. Use several times to enable debug output.

## See also

opensc-tool 1

## Authors

`gids-tool` was written by Vincent Le Toux vincent.letoux@mysmartlogon.com.