diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-architecture.md b/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-architecture.md index 84d38741cf..41b2dcc225 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-architecture.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-architecture.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Credential providers must be registered on a computer running Windows, and they ## Smart card subsystem architecture -Vendors provide smart cards and smart card readers, and in many cases the vendors are different for the smart card and the smart card reader. Drivers for smart card readers are written to the [Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) standard](http://www.pcscworkgroup.com/specifications/overview.php). Each smart card must have a Credential Service Provider (CSP) that uses the CryptoAPI interfaces to enable cryptographic operations, and the WinSCard APIs to enable communications with smart card hardware. +Vendors provide smart cards and smart card readers, and in many cases the vendors are different for the smart card and the smart card reader. Drivers for smart card readers are written to the [Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) standard](https://www.pcscworkgroup.com/). Each smart card must have a Credential Service Provider (CSP) that uses the CryptoAPI interfaces to enable cryptographic operations, and the WinSCard APIs to enable communications with smart card hardware. ### Base CSP and smart card minidriver architecture diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-smart-cards-for-windows-service.md b/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-smart-cards-for-windows-service.md index a0c0edd3dc..1c4f17a7f2 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-smart-cards-for-windows-service.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/smart-card-smart-cards-for-windows-service.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Applies To: Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 This topic for the IT professional and smart card developers describes how the Smart Cards for Windows service (formerly called Smart Card Resource Manager) manages readers and application interactions. -The Smart Cards for Windows service provides the basic infrastructure for all other smart card components as it manages smart card readers and application interactions on the computer. It is fully compliant with the specifications set by the PC/SC Workgroup. For information about these specifications, see the [PC/SC Workgroup Specifications Overview](http://www.pcscworkgroup.com/specifications/overview.php). +The Smart Cards for Windows service provides the basic infrastructure for all other smart card components as it manages smart card readers and application interactions on the computer. It is fully compliant with the specifications set by the PC/SC Workgroup. For information about these specifications, see the [PC/SC Workgroup Specifications website](https://www.pcscworkgroup.com/). The Smart Cards for Windows service runs in the context of a local service, and it is implemented as a shared service of the services host (svchost) process. The Smart Cards for Windows service, Scardsvr, has the following service description: