MCTS 70-680: Smartcards

Smartcards can be used in Windows 7 for authentication and access control. They can also be used with other 3rd party systems for single sign-on that is the same Smartcard can be used for many different systems. This video looks at how a Smartcard work, combining it with other authentication systems and group policy settings that can be configured for use with Smartcards. What is a Smartcard A smartcard is a card with a small micro chipped embedded on the card. The chip is capable of holding information likes keys. The difference between a Smartcard and USB storage is that the Smartcards is capable of doing a small amount of processing. This means items like keys never need to leave the card. To remove the chip from the card is extremely difficult and the process will often destroy the chip. Signal Sign-On Signal sign on is when the one Smartcard is used to access many different systems. This could include the building access, access to Unix based systems and can even used with BitLocker. BitLocker is a system that encrypts your hard disk. Using a Smartcard you could have access to the BitLocker drive controlled by the SmartCard. Without the Smartcard access to the BitLocker drive is not possible. So using a single Smartcard could grant access to the office, logon to the network and decrypt the hard disk of your computer. When Signal Sign-on is implement well, the user should only have to enter in or use their Smartcard once to gain access to everything on the network <b>...</b>
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