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Smart card PKI rules policy page

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Use this page to define the smart card PKI initialization options.

Option

Definition

Initialization Method

Client-side Initialization

  • Use Windows username if DN not available — Initializes the smartcard with the Windows user name when a DN is not available.

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Displays the PIN Options and Lock Options settings. These settings apply to Trellix FRP standalone authentication only.

PIN Options

  • Allow PIN change — Allows the user to change the PIN.

    • Display user to see typed PIN — Displays the PIN in the user interface.

    • Display PIN rules — Displays the PIN rules in the user interface.

Click Show Advanced to configure this option.

Lock Triggers

  • On smart card removal — Locks encrypted files when the smartcard is removed.

Click Show Advanced to configure this option.