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Smart cards have limited EMM storage. improper EMMs from misconfigured clients can kill a card. Use these safely:
| | Ports | Use Case | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | CCcam | TCP 12000 | Widely used; easy to set up client lines in the format C: server port user pass . | | Newcamd | TCP 10000 | Often used with Tvheadend; requires a shared key. | | Camd35 / Camd35 | UDP | Lightweight; good for cache exchange. | | Radegast | TCP | Simpler alternative for basic setups. |
This file tells OSCam where to get the decryption keys. You can configure physical chip card readers or remote "proxy" readers.
[reader] label = my_sky_card enable = 1 protocol = internal device = /dev/sci0 caid = 098C # card CAID (optional but recommended) detect = CD # card detection method mhz = 357 # card clock frequency cardmhz = 357 group = 1 emmcache = 1,3,2 # cache ECM/EMM data blockemm‑u = 0 blockemm‑s = 0 blockemm‑g = 1 saveemm‑u = 1
Security is equally vital. Because OSCam communicates over a network, using strong passwords, non-standard ports, and IP whitelisting is standard practice to prevent unauthorized access to the card's resources. Conclusion
: Used for standard hardware serial/USB readers. Internal slots on Linux receivers often use internal .
[global] logfile = /var/log/oscam.log clienttimeout = 6000 # Time in ms to wait for a key clientmaxidle = 0 # Keep client connections alive nice = -1 # Process priority maxlogsize = 1024 # Max log size in KB [webif] httpport = 8888 # Port for the web interface httpuser = admin httppwd = your_password httpallowed = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255 # IMPORTANT: Avoid setting httpallowed to 0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255 for security [cccam] port = 12000 # Port for CCCam clients nodeid = 1234567890ABCDEF version = 2.3.0 reshare = 1 Use code with caution.
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This is the main file that defines how OSCam behaves, including logging, the web interface, and active protocols. : Sets system-wide parameters. nice = -1 : Sets the system priority for the OSCam process.