In case of smart card issues on macOS

If you have a problem with your smart card or smart card reader on macOS, the first step is to disable the CCID provided by Apple and enable my CCID driver.

Enable a good CCID driver

It is very simple. Just do, in a Terminal:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.smartcard useIFDCCID -bool yes

If the problem is solved then there is no need to report it to me.

You will find more information in Apple's own CCID driver in Sonoma.

Update of my CCID driver

In macOS Sonoma 14.0 Apple provided version 1.5.1 of my CCID driver (macOS Sonoma and smart cards status) whereas the current version was 1.5.2.

In macOS Sequoia 15.0 my CCID driver was still version 1.5.1 whereas the current version was 1.6.1 (macOS Sequoia and smart cards status).

If you want/need a version of my CCID driver newer than 1.5.1, or a custom installer for macOS, you can contact me.

Conclusion

An issue was reported recently (MacOS NFC reader issue for large APDUs) and activating my CCID driver solved the problem.

First step is to use a good CCID driver.