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` argument

  Define user PIN.

`--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.