08e6:0437 GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader

Gemalto (was Gemplus)

Vendor ID
08e6
Product ID
0437
Combined
08e6:0437
Decimal
2278:1079

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader manufactured by Gemalto (was Gemplus). The vendor ID 08e6 is registered to Gemalto (was Gemplus) with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0437 is the product ID that Gemalto (was Gemplus) assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 08e6:0437 Gemalto (was Gemplus) GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader.

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08e6:0437 Gemalto (was Gemplus) GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 08e6:0437, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 08e6:0437. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=08e6, idProduct=0437.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_08E6&PID_0437
USB\VID_08E6&PID_0437&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_08E6&PID_0437"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader:
      Product ID: 0x0437
      Vendor ID: 0x08e6  (Gemalto (was Gemplus))

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

08e6  Gemalto (was Gemplus)
	0437  GemPC433 SL SmartCard Reader

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