Solaris Smart Cards Administration Guide

Planning Your Smart Card Configuration

Before purchasing smart cards and card readers, consider your site's need for authenticated logins. Your site's reason for using smart cards might be:

To keep systems in a particular department or domain secure from unauthorized access
To limit access to a protected application to authorized users only

Before setting up a system for smart cards, you need to complete several preparatory tasks. Use the following checklist to verify that you have completed these tasks.

Table 1-2 Smart Card Planning Checklist


Check When Done	Task Description
	1. Determine the types of card readers and smart cards your site will use. See "Supported Smart Cards and Readers" for more information.
	2. Identify the systems that need secure login through smart cards.
	3. Identify the applications that must be protected by smart card authentication.
	4. Obtain the login names of users who need smart cards.