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