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authorWerner Koch <[email protected]>2008-12-05 12:01:01 +0000
committerWerner Koch <[email protected]>2008-12-05 12:01:01 +0000
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Add option --card-timeout.
Add a new attribyte to app-openpgp.c Fix two portability bugs. Have gpg-connect-agent autostart gpg-agent on W32.
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@end smallexample
+@item --card-timeout @var{n}
+@opindex card-timeout
+If @var{n} is not 0 and no client is actively using the card, the card
+will be powered down after @var{n} seconds. Powering down the card
+avoids a potential risk of damaging a card when used with certain
+cheap readers. This also allows non Scdaemon aware applications to
+access the card. The disadvantage of using a card timeout is that
+accessing the card takes longer and that the user needs to enter the
+PIN again after the next power up.
+
+Note that with the current version of Scdaemon the card is powered
+down immediatley at the next timer tick for any value of @var{n} other
+than 0.
+
@item --disable-keypad
@opindex disable-keypad