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# TKSmartCardSlotManager

An interface to all available smart card reader slots.

```
class TKSmartCardSlotManager
```

## Overview

Get a list of all known smart card reader slots in the system using the [`slotNames`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/slotNames) property, and access individual slots by name using the [`getSlot(withName:reply:)`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/getSlot(withName:reply:)) method.

> Important:
> The <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.security.smartcard> entitlement is required in order to use `TKSmartCardSlotManager`.

## Topics

### Creating a Card Slot Manager

[`default`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/default)

The shared singleton Smart Card reader slot manager.

### Accessing Smart Card Slots

[`slotNames`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/slotNames)

A list of identifiers for all the Smart Card reader slots available to the system.

[`getSlot(withName:reply:)`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/getSlot(withName:reply:))

Asynchronously calls a block with a Smart Card reader slot for a specified name.

[`slotNamed(_:)`](/documentation/CryptoTokenKit/TKSmartCardSlotManager/slotNamed(_:))

Returns the Smart Card slot with a given name.


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