Use Smart Cards for authentication

A Smart Card is a pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. The card has secure storage for data, including private keys and public key certificates. The card holder is authenticated through a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and can be authorized to access only particular data on the card.

You can configure an InTouch application to support Smart Cards for user authentication. Instead of the application requiring a username, password, and domain to be provided, the Smart Card certificate and associated PIN number can be used for authentication. You can also choose to log on with your name, password, and domain instead of the Smart Card.

Operations that require user authentication, such as logging on or secured/verified writes, can also take advantage of Smart Card authentication. For more information, see Use Secured and Verified Writes.