OS X El Capitan bug: Connecting a CT700 Gemalto smart card reader renders PC/SC useless

Ludovic Rousseau

2015-11-17 15:00

This is part of the series: "OS X El Capitan and smart cards: known bugs".

Connecting a CT700 Gemalto smart card reader renders PC/SC useless

The CCID driver provided by Apple do not work with the Gemalto CT700 smart card reader. This reader was previously named Gemalto GemPC Pinpad.

This is not really Apple fault since I maintain the CCID diver. So you can say this is my fault.

The problem was not easy to identify since the CCID driver is located in /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers/ and this directory is protected by System Integrity Protection (SIP) and can't be changed easily.

After I could enable some logs I get:

12/11/2015 15:18:47,192 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ifdhandler.c:83:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() Lun: 0, device: Gemalto USB GemPCPinpad SmartCard Reader
12/11/2015 15:18:47,192 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:233:OpenUSBByName() Reader index: 0, Device: Gemalto USB GemPCPinpad SmartCard Reader
12/11/2015 15:18:47,192 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:281:OpenUSBByName() Using: /usr/local/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Info.plist
12/11/2015 15:18:47,193 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:299:OpenUSBByName() ifdManufacturerString: Ludovic Rousseau (ludovic.rousseau@free.fr)
12/11/2015 15:18:47,193 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:300:OpenUSBByName() ifdProductString: Generic CCID driver
12/11/2015 15:18:47,193 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:301:OpenUSBByName() Copyright: This driver is protected by terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, or (at your option) any later
12/11/2015 15:18:48,196 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:426:OpenUSBByName() Checking device: 20/14
12/11/2015 15:18:48,196 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:488:OpenUSBByName() Trying to open USB bus/device: 20/14
12/11/2015 15:18:48,197 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:589:OpenUSBByName() Found Vendor/Product: 08E6/3478 (Gemalto USB GemPCPinpad SmartCard Reader)
12/11/2015 15:18:48,197 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:591:OpenUSBByName() Using USB bus/device: 20/14
12/11/2015 15:18:48,197 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1142:ControlUSB() request: 0x03
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: receive: 01 2A 00 00 01 38 00 00 09 3D 00 00 34 43 00 00 61 51 00 00 01 54 00 00 8E 5B 00 00 CE 64 00 00 02 70 00 00 12 7A 00 00 02 7E 00 00 69 86 00 00 97 98 00 00 C3 A2 00 00 03 A8 00 00 1B B7 00 00 73 CB 00 00 03 D2 00 00 04 E0 00 00 24 F4 00 00 04 FC 00 00 D1 0C 01 00 05 18 01 00 2D 31 01 00 85 45 01 00 06 50 01 00 36 6E 01 00 E7 96 01 00 07 A4 01 00 07 C0 01 00 48 E8 01 00 08 F8 01 00 09 30 02 00 5A 62 02 00 0B 8B 02 00 0B A0 02 00 0E 48 03 00 0F 80 03 00 90 D0 03 00 16 40 05 00 20 A1 07 00 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 10753 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 14337 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 15625 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 17204 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 20833 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 21505 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 23438 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,200 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 25806 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 28674 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 31250 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 32258 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 34409 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 39063 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 41667 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 43011 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 46875 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 52083 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 53763 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 57348 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 62500 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 64516 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 68817 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 71685 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 78125 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 83333 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 86022 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 93750 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 104167 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 107527 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 114695 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 125000 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 129032 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 143369 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 156250 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 166667 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 172043 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 215054 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 229391 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 250000 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 344086 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,201 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:1122:get_data_rates() declared: 500000 bps
12/11/2015 15:18:48,216 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: NotifySlotChange: 50 02 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,217 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: -> 000000 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,219 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: <- 000000 81 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,219 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: -> 000000 65 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,221 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: <- 000000 81 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 00 00 
12/11/2015 15:18:48,224 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid.c:383:ccid_open_hack_post() Using lang: (null)
12/11/2015 15:18:49,268 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: -> 000000 6B A5 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 B2 A0 00 4D 4C 45 6E 74 65 72 20 50 49 4E 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4E 65 77 20 50 49 4E 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 43 6F 6E 66 69 72 6D 20 50 49 4E 20 20 20 20 20 50 49 4E 20 4F 4B 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 49 6E 63 6F 72 72 65 63 74 20 50 49 4E 21 20 20 54 69 6D 65 20 4F 75 74 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2A 20 72 65 74 72 69 65 73 20 6C 65 66 74 20 20 49 6E 73 65 72 74 20 43 61 72 64 20 20 20 20 20 43 61 72 64 20 45 72 72 6F 72 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 49 4E 20 62 6C 6F 63 6B 65 64 20 20 20 20 20 
12/11/2015 15:18:49,371 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:784:ReadUSB() read failed (20/14): -7 Operation timed out
12/11/2015 15:18:49,371 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid.c:436:ccid_open_hack_post() Failed to load l10n strings
12/11/2015 15:18:49,371 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: -> 000000 6B 01 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 6A 
12/11/2015 15:18:54,372 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:745:WriteUSB() write failed (20/14): -7 Operation timed out
12/11/2015 15:18:54,372 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid.c:219:set_gemalto_firmware_features() GET_FIRMWARE_FEATURES failed: 612, len=21
12/11/2015 15:18:54,372 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ifdhandler.c:167:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() failed

And on any new CCID reader connected I get:

12/11/2015 15:24:42,414 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ifdhandler.c:83:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() Lun: 0, device: Gemalto PC Twin Reader
12/11/2015 15:24:42,414 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:233:OpenUSBByName() Reader index: 0, Device: Gemalto PC Twin Reader
12/11/2015 15:24:42,414 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ccid_usb.c:274:OpenUSBByName() USB driver with index 0 already in use
12/11/2015 15:24:42,414 com.apple.ifdreader[2100]: ifdhandler.c:117:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() failed

This is because the initialisation of the CT700 failed but did not correctly reset a reader structure at index 0.

This problem has been fixed upstream in the CCID driver but is not yet available in a stable driver version.

Known workaround

None known.

Do not use this reader on El Capitan until Gemalto or Apple provides a solution.

Update: 27th September 2016

This bugs is fixed upstream in CCID driver version 1.4.22.
So this bug is fixed in macOS Sierra as a side effect of the CCID driver upgrade to version 1.4.24.

Connecting a CT700 Gemalto smart card reader renders PC/SC useless

See also

Known workaround

Update: 27th September 2016