Install a driver to support smart card authentication in the target

The BigFix® Remote Control Target provides an installation option to install a virtual smart card reader driver. You can also install the driver by running a fixlet in the BigFix® console.

The device driver for the IBM virtual smart card reader is required to enable the use of smart cards for remote authentication, or to perform an action on the target computer.

During a remote control session, the target creates a virtual card reader. The controller user selects a physical card reader on their system to connect it to the virtual card reader so that the target system can access the smart card. During the session, when Windows makes a request to the virtual card reader, the target redirects the request to the physical card reader on the controller system.

For more information about using the smart card feature during a session see, Connecting to a smart card reader during a session.

The device driver for the IBM virtual smart card reader is supported only in Windows 7 or later and Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.