On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 09:43:08AM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> Package: pcscd
> Version: 2.0.1-1devuan1
> Severity: normal
>
> Since the last update, noone is able to access smartcards anymore.

I suspect this is the new policykit policy now included upstream. See
changelog.

Do you have polkitd installed and running?

Are you using elogind or consolekit? If elogind, do you have
libpam-elogind installed?

Mark