Smart Card Inspector for PIV
3D Space Works Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Smart Card Inspector for PIV is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by 3D Space Works. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated September 25, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 9 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 25
- 2026 · v1.1.2
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About Smart Card Inspector for PIV
Smart Card Inspector (SCI) is a professional iPhone and iPad tool for inspecting, troubleshooting, and managing smart cards and security tokens. Designed for developers, system administrators, and security professionals, SCI helps diagnose issues with PIV cards, certificates, identities, smart card readers, and compatible security tokens directly on iOS and iPadOS. Smart Card & Token Inspection Explore certificates, identities, and public smart card data available from connected cards and tokens. Quickly inspect certificate details, review card information, and identify potential configuration issues. PIV Card Diagnostics Inspect and validate Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards and analyze their configuration. SCI can: • detect connected readers and inserted cards • read public PIV data objects • inspect certificates and verify certificate chains • detect potential configuration problems • identify reused key material across PIV slots • export public certificates for external analysis When a PIN is provided, SCI can also perform identity integrity checks. PIN & PUK Management Manage cardholder secrets directly on the card: • change PIN • unblock or reset PIN using PUK • change PUK SCI provides a focused and native iPhone and iPad experience for working with smart cards, security tokens, certificates, and PIV credentials.
What’s new
Version 1.1.2 · Updated September 25, 2026
Fixed an issue with the new asynchronous CryptoTokenKit API affecting PIV smart card communication, including PIN and PUK changes, PIN reset, and remaining retry counts.
App privacy
The developer, 3D Space Works, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: App Functionality
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