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How do I get all the smart card readers on my system via WMI?

I want to get the DeviceID and Service of all PCSC smart card readers on my system using WMI. They're all connected via USB, so I query the WMI registry for all Win32_PnPEntitys. But I have no clue how to determine which devices are 'card readers'. Here's what I already have:

ManagementObjectSearcher mos =
new ManagementObjectSearcher(@"\root\cimv2", @"Select * From Win32_PnPEntity");

ManagementObjectCollection mob = mos.Get();

foreach (ManagementObject mo in mob)
{
    Console.WriteLine("DeviceID: " + mo["DeviceID"].ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Service: " + mo["Service"].ToString());
}

I can't just filter on the device name, there's different brands/models of readers, and there's no common denominator. In the Device Manager they're all grouped under 'smart card readers', so there must be a(nother) way.

Solution

  • I found the Device Class GUID on MSDN: {50dd5230-ba8a-11d1-bf5d-0000f805f530}

    Smart Card Readers
Class = SmartCardReader
ClassGuid = {50dd5230-ba8a-11d1-bf5d-0000f805f530}
This class includes smart card readers.

    So finally I came up with this:

    ManagementObjectSearcher mos = new ManagementObjectSearcher(@"\root\cimv2",
@"SELECT * FROM Win32_PnPEntity WHERE ClassGuid = '{50DD5230-BA8A-11D1-BF5D-0000F805F530}'");

    Which seems to give me what I want :)