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Add pcscd install instructions for hardware key support.
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Expand smart card driver information.
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions docs/cspell.json
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"MAINPID",
"MDAs",
"MGET",
"Minidriver",
"MYDNS",
"MYELB",
"MYIP",
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so we recommend only using one PIV application at a time.
</Admonition>

- Install a smart card driver for you operating system. Teleport clients will connect to your YubiKey through the smart card driver to generate keys and perform cryptographic operations.
- MacOS and Windows both ship with smart card drivers.
- If you run into problems on Windows, try the official [YubiKey Smart Card Minidriver](https://www.yubico.com/support/download/smart-card-drivers-tools/).
- On Linux distributions, download the [YubiKey Manager or Yubico PIV tool](https://www.yubico.com/support/download/smart-card-drivers-tools/), which both include the Linux smart card driver as a dependency.
- (!docs/pages/includes/tctl.mdx!)

## Step 1/2. Enforce hardware key support
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