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4.6 Using and Managing Smart Cards

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    SoftEther VPN Client supports Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) using smart cards. This section describes how to use SoftEther VPN Client together with smart cards. For an overview of smart card authentication, please refer to #1.5.4#1.5 Strong Security Featuresand #1.5.5#..

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    Some PKCS#11-supported smart cards can be used with SoftEther VPN Client. For information about the types of smart cards supported by SoftEther VPN Project, please refer to #12.2.6#. SoftEther VPN Project does not guarantee that VPN Client can be used with all types of smart cards.

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    Select the desired type of the smart card listed here and click [OK] to enable the use of that smart card. Please note that the smart cards listed here may not necessarily work with SoftEther VPN Client. For information about the types of smart cards supported by SoftEther VPN Project, please refer to #12.2.6#.

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    • Not all PKCS#11 smart cards are supported. For a list of supported smart cards, please refer to #12.2.6#.
    • When SoftEther VPN calls the PKCS#11 driver or other external program, the user must use that external program in accordance with the licensing agreement set forth by the provider of the external program at the call destination.
    • You can use the smart card manager function of SoftEther VPN to write a certificate or private key to a smart card, but we recommend using the utility provided with the smart card or commercially-available PKI software. 

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    SoftEther VPN Client supports Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) using smart cards. This section describes how to use SoftEther VPN Client together with smart cards. For an overview of smart card authentication, please refer to #1.5.4# and #1.5.5#.

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    Some PKCS#11-supported smart cards can be used with SoftEther VPN Client. For information about the types of smart cards supported by SoftEther VPN Project, please refer to #12.2.6#. SoftEther VPN Project does not guarantee that VPN Client can be used with all types of smart cards.

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    Select the desired type of the smart card listed here and click [OK] to enable the use of that smart card. Please note that the smart cards listed here may not necessarily work with SoftEther VPN Client. For information about the types of smart cards supported by SoftEther VPN Project, please refer to #12.2.6#.

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    • Not all PKCS#11 smart cards are supported. For a list of supported smart cards, please refer to #12.2.6#.
    • When SoftEther VPN calls the PKCS#11 driver or other external program, the user must use that external program in accordance with the licensing agreement set forth by the provider of the external program at the call destination.
    • You can use the smart card manager function of SoftEther VPN to write a certificate or private key to a smart card, but we recommend using the utility provided with the smart card or commercially-available PKI software. 

    Version as of 17:13, 4 Mar 2013

    This revision modified by yagi (Ban)

    SoftEther VPN Client supports Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) using smart cards. This section describes how to use SoftEther VPN Client together with smart cards. For an overview of smart card authentication, please refer to 1.5 Strong Security Features.

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