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Chapter 3: Working with Target Servers
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Smart Cards
Using the KX II, you are able to mount a smart card reader onto a target
server to support smart card authentication and related applications.
For a list of supported smart cards, smart card readers, and additional
system requirements, see Smart Card Minimum System Requirements,
CIMs and Supported/Unsupported Smart Card Readers.
Note: The USB Smart Card token (eToken NG-OTP) is only supported
from the remote client.
When accessing a server remotely, you can select an attached smart
card reader and mount it onto the server.
Smart card authentication is used with the target server, it is not used to
log into the device. Therefore, changes to smart card PIN and
credentials do not require updates to device accounts.
When mounted onto the target server, the card reader and smart card
will cause the server to behave as if they had been directly attached.
Removal of the smart card or smart card reader will cause the user
session to be locked or you will be logged out depending on how the
card removal policy has been setup on the target server OS.
When the KVM session is terminated, either because it has been closed
or because you switch to a new target, the smart card reader will be
automatically unmounted from the target server.
When PC-Share mode is enabled on the device, multiple users can
share access to a target server.
However, when a smart card reader is connected to a target, the device
will enforce privacy regardless of the PC-Share mode setting.
In addition, if you join a shared session on a target server, the smart card
reader mounting will be disabled until exclusive access to the target
server becomes available.
After a KVM session is established with a target server, a Smart Card
menu and button are available in Virtual KVM Client (VKC) and Active
KVM Client (AKC).
Once the Smart Card button is selected or Smart Card is selected from
the menu, the smart card readers that are detected as attached to the
remote client are displayed in a dialog.
From this dialog you can attach additional smart card readers, refresh
the list of smart card readers attached to the target, and detach smart
card readers.