Cooling signalNo paid features detectedHigh-risk permissions

Axiad Conductor Browser Extension

Interface for authenticators such a Smart Cards and YubiKeys

Users400KCurrent public install base

Rating3.7Store average score

Reviews3Public review volume

Manifest versionV3Extension platform version

7-day growth-100KNet users gained this week

7-day growth rate-20%Relative weekly velocity

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3.67

Latest

3.67

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2026年7月16日2026年7月22日

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Version1.8.0

ManifestV3

Size63.58KiB

Languages1English (United States)

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Overview

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The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension acts as a bridge between Axiad Conductor and the operating system, enabling users to manage the lifecycle of passkeys, smart cards, security keys, and other security devices.

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Store average score3.7Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text

Synced text average3.7Average computed only from synced review bodies below

Reviews with text3Synced review bodies

Total ratings / reviews3Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

Store average score: 3.7. The bars below are calculated from synced review text only, so they may be empty for extensions that have public ratings but no synced comments yet.

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Sam Lellouche2019年6月25日

Works great

Gilles DAVERY2019年6月22日

Works perfectly on dedicated pages

Raf Jablonsky2019年3月17日

looks like spy and spam ....

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AI product read

Browser bridge/connector for hardware security authenticators (smart cards, YubiKeys, passkeys) via native messaging to a PCSC (Personal Computer/Smart Card) service

Web applications cannot directly access hardware security devices like smart cards and security keys. This extension provides a bridge between web pages (using the Axiad WebPCSC SDK) and the operating system's PCSC layer via a native messaging host, enabling lifecycle management of passkeys, smart cards, and security keys from within the browser.

1. User installs the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension and a native WebPCSC host app. 2. A web application embeds the WebPCSC SDK, which creates a DOM element with id 'com.axiadids.pcsc'. 3. The content script (fg.js) detects this element and connects to the extension's background service worker. 4. The extension checks a whitelist to determine if the web host is allowed to access hardware devices. 5. If allowed, the extension forwards PCSC operations (list readers, connect to card, send APDUs) via native messaging to the native host. 6. Responses are relayed back to the web application through DOM custom events (PCSC-out).

Target users: Enterprise IT administrators managing smart card / PKI infrastructure / End users authenticating with hardware security keys (YubiKeys, smart cards) in enterprise web applications / Developers integrating Axiad Conductor or WebPCSC SDK into web applications

No store detail screenshots or user reviews analyzed for UX confirmation
The native companion app (WebPCSC) source is not included — only the extension side is analyzed
Edge-specific shim file (edge/bg.js) not fully analyzed but appears to be a polyfill for Edge compatibility

Monetization

No paid features detected

No payment processing, subscription gating, license keys, or upgrade UI found in the extension source. The only 'upgrade' reference (opt/page.js line 74: 'Please upgrade WebPCSC for more details') refers to upgrading the native companion binary version, not a paid tier. No Stripe, no billing APIs, no plan-check logic. The 'pro' keyword hits are all JavaScript Promise usage, not 'pro plan' references.

Confidence: 90
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension does not implement any user account login flow. It is a local bridge between web pages and a native messaging host (WebPCSC / com.axiadids.pcsc). The 'auth' operations found in code (backgrounds.js lines 620-624) refer to hardware authenticator APDU operations (smart card/YubiKey authentication commands), not user account authentication. The extension uses chrome.storage.sync for whitelist data and chrome.storage.managed for admin-pushed config, neither of which require the user to log in to an account. There is no OAuth, no session tokens, and no credential entry UI.

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敏感权限：nativeMessaging
扩展能力较强：storage

Publisher

Axiad IDS

Axiad IDS Inc.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +16465917071
Address: 900 Lafayette St Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA 95050-4931 US

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