CCID descriptor statistics: bPINSupport

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The bPINSupport field is a number value from the CCID USB descriptor:

This value indicates what PIN support features the CCID has.
The value is a bitwise OR operation performed on the following values:

• 01h PIN Verification supported
• 02h PIN Modification supported

bPINSupport	#	%
0x00	215	84.65 %
0x03	36	14.17 %
0x01	3	1.18 %

The vast majority of smart card readers do not have PIN support, they are not pinpad or keyboard readers.

Devices with bPINSupport = 0x01

• Cherry GmbH SmartBoard XX33
• Dell keyboard SK-3106

The devices with bPINSupport = 0x01 are all keyboards with a smart card reader integrated. The 2 readers above only support PIN verification. PIN modification is not supported.

Devices with bPINSupport = 0x03

• ACS APG8201 PINhandy 1
• ACS APG8201 USB Reader
• Athena ASEDrive IIIe KB
• C3PO KBR36
• C3PO LTC32
• COVADIS VEGA-ALPHA
• Cherry GmbH SmartBoard XX1X
• Cherry GmbH SmartBoard XX44
• Cherry GmbH SmartTerminal ST-2xxx
• Dell Dell Smart Card Reader Keyboard
• Fujitsu Siemens Computers SmartCard Keyboard USB 2A
• Fujitsu Siemens Computers SmartCard USB 2A
• FujitsuTechnologySolutions GmbH SmartCase KB SCR eSIG
• Gemalto EZIO CB+
• Gemalto Ezio Shield Branch Reader
• Gemalto Ezio Shield
• Gemalto Ezio Shield
• Gemalto ING Shield Pro SC
• Gemalto USB GemPCPinpad SmartCard Reader
• Gemalto USB GemPCPinpad SmartCard Reader
• Hewlett-Packard Company HP USB CCID Smartcard Keyboard
• Hewlett-Packard Company HP USB Smart Card Keyboard
• KOBIL EMV CAP - SecOVID Reader III
• KOBIL KAAN Advanced
• KOBIL Systems mIDentity visual
• Lenovo Lenovo USB Smartcard Keyboard
• OMNIKEY AG CardMan 3621
• OMNIKEY AG CardMan 3821
• REINER SCT cyberJack go
• SCM Microsystems Inc. SPR 532
• VASCO DIGIPASS 920
• VASCO DIGIPASS KEY 200
• VASCO DIGIPASS KEY 860
• VASCO DP855
• VASCO DP865
• VMware Virtual USB CCID
• XIRING Leo v2
• XIRING MyLeo
• XIRING XI-SIGN USB V2

Devices with bPINSupport = 0x03 can do both PIN verification and PIN modification. Some devices are also keyboards with a smart card reader.

If you want to be able to securely modify the PIN you should select a reader in the second category.

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