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---
title: YubiKey Neo GnuPG on Linux
date: 2017-02-17
layout: Post
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tags:
  - u2f
  - linux
---

Just a quick note to remind myself, when I inevitably forget.

The built-in GnuPG smartcard support doesn't really work particularly well, in my experience, with the YubiKey Neo. To fix this (and use pcscd) instead, put the following in `~/.gnupg/scdaemon.conf`:

---

```txt
pcsc-driver /usr/lib/libpcsclite.so
card-timeout 5
disable-ccid
```
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			`title: YubiKey Neo GnuPG on Linux`
			`date: 2017-02-17`
			`layout: Post`
lukegbcom: fix up images in posts 2022-04-05 02:18:57 +00:00			`hero: banner.jpg`
web/lukegbcom: add all the rest of the posts 2022-04-04 01:36:09 +00:00			`hero credit: https://www.yubico.com/press/images/`
			`hero credit text: Yubico`
			`classes:`
			`header: header-black-gradient`
			`tags:`
			`- u2f`
			`- linux`
			`---`

			`Just a quick note to remind myself, when I inevitably forget.`

			The built-in GnuPG smartcard support doesn't really work particularly well, in my experience, with the YubiKey Neo. To fix this (and use pcscd) instead, put the following in `~/.gnupg/scdaemon.conf`:

			`---`

			```txt
			`pcsc-driver /usr/lib/libpcsclite.so`
			`card-timeout 5`
			`disable-ccid`
			```