Enable smart card authentication in the target

To support smart card authentication in the BigFix® Remote Control Target you must install the device driver for the IBM® virtual smart card reader and certificates on the target. You can install the driver and certificates after you install the target by running a Fixlet® in the BigFix® console. You can also install the certificates by using Active Directory Group Policy.

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.