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This article includes updates for Smart ID Desktop App 2.0. |
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Nexus Smart ID Desktop App lets you provision and manage virtual smart cards, which are hosted on your laptop. Virtual smart cards and Yubico Yubikey tokens can be used via the app for Windows-related use cases, such as two-factor authentication to external resources, protection of data by secure encryption, and integrity through reliable signing. The app also supports PKI encoding of smart cards as part of the Smart ID solution. |
Virtual smart cards on your local computer helps to digitalize securely
Secure your day-to-day business
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Physical smart cards are often chosen for their high level of security, but they cost money to buy, renew or replace, and require manual processes to distribute. By using Windows Virtual Smart Cards (VSCs), end users can say goodbye to passwords while complexity, logistics and costs for the business are reduced, since the process for supplying physical smart cards, hardware tokens and smart card readers is completely obsolete. With virtual smart cards, you can take advantage of automated and purely digital processes for provisioning and management.
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Ensure same level of security as for physical cards
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Since there is no need to distribute physical cards or tokens, it is quick and easy for an organization to get started with virtual smart cards. Smart ID Desktop App lets you provision and manage virtual smart cards, that can be used for Windows-related use cases, such as two-factor authentication to external resources, protection of data by secure encryption, and integrity through reliable signing. The app is downloaded via Nexus support portal.
Use Smart ID Desktop App with other tokens
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Certificates can be enrolled from Smart ID Identity Manager to Yubico Yubikey 5 tokens and then used via Smart ID Desktop App for online authentication and signing as part of the Smart ID solution, or any other use cases. For more information, see Yubikey 5 overview.
Store keys in Microsoft certificate store
If TPM hardware is not available on the laptop, keys can be stored in Microsoft certificate store instead. Keys can be used for all use cases, similar to virtual smart cards.
Use smart cards for online authentication and signing
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The Identity Manager, which is included in the Smart ID solution, gives a good overview of current users, virtual smart cards and other tokens. Thanks to the use of a public REST API, the solution can also be integrated into other vendors’ infrastructure.
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As part of the Smart ID solution, the Smart ID Desktop App can be used to PKI-encode smart cards, in integration with Smart ID Identity Manager and a smart card middleware. The solution provides ready-to-use workflows to issue, activate and renew employee cards, and change card PIN.
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