slot->pcsc_card_connected = 1;
		slot->transaction_depth = 0;
		slot->transaction_need_hw_lock = 0;
		slot->protocol = protocol;
	}

	CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Returning in success");

	return(CACKEY_PCSC_S_OK);
}

/*
 * SYNPOSIS
 *     cackey_ret cackey_begin_transaction(struct cackey_slot *slot);
 *

	pcsc_connect_ret = cackey_connect_card(slot);
	if (pcsc_connect_ret != CACKEY_PCSC_S_OK) {
		CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Unable to connect to card, returning token absent");

		return(CACKEY_PCSC_E_TOKENABSENT);
	}

	CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Calling SCardStatus() to determine card status");

	atr_len = sizeof(atr);
	status_ret = SCardStatus(slot->pcsc_card, NULL, &reader_len, &state, &protocol, atr, &atr_len);

	if (status_ret == SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE) {
		CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("SCardStatus() returned SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE, marking is not already connected and trying again");
		cackey_mark_slot_reset(slot);

		pcsc_connect_ret = cackey_connect_card(slot);
		if (pcsc_connect_ret != CACKEY_PCSC_S_OK) {
			CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Unable to connect to card, returning token absent");

			return(CACKEY_PCSC_E_TOKENABSENT);
		}

		CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Calling SCardStatus() again");

		atr_len = sizeof(atr);
		status_ret = SCardStatus(slot->pcsc_card, NULL, &reader_len, &state, &protocol, atr, &atr_len);
	}

	if (status_ret != SCARD_S_SUCCESS) {
		cackey_mark_slot_reset(slot);