September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1680 pages
88h 3m
English
A robust solution for a PKI network can be found in the introduction of smart card authentication for users. Smart cards can be microchip enabled plastic cards, USB keys, or other devices.
User logon information, as well as certificates installed from a CA server, can be placed on a smart card. When a user needs to log on to a system, she places the smart card in a smart card reader or simply swipes it across the reader itself. The certificate is read, and the user is prompted only for a PIN, which is uniquely assigned to each user. After the PIN and the certificate are verified, the user is logged on to the domain.
Smart cards are a form of two-factor authentication and have obvious advantages ...
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