1OpenCT is a middleware framework for smart card terminals. 2 3OpenCT implements drivers for several smart card readers. 4It comes as driver in ifdhandler format for PC/SC-Lite, 5as CT-API driver, or as a small and lean middleware, so 6applications can use it with minimal overhead. 7OpenCT also has a primitive mechanism to export smart card 8readers to remote machines via TCP/IP. 9