Thursday, November 29, 2007

Security: Smart Cards

You are troubleshooting login at a computer that uses a smart card for authentication.
What response should you see from the computer when you insert the smart card in the reader?
1. >>The computer should finish logging in to the network.
2. The computer should prompt for a user name.
3. The computer should prompt you to remove the smart card.
4. The computer should prompt for a password or personal identification number (PIN).

Explanation : The computer should prompt you for a password or PIN. Smart cards use a two-form authentication. The first part of the authentication is the smart card itself. You must also provide either a password or PIN, depending on the specific smart card and software.

The computer should not prompt you to remove the smart card. When using a smart card for authentication, you lock the computer by removing the smart card.

The computer should not finish logging in to the network The computer should not complete the logon process until you provide a password or PIN.

The computer should not prompt for a user name. The smart card is used instead of a user name for authentication.
Objective: