Smart Cards And Cac Authentication - Raritan dominion kx III Administrator's Manual

Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions
Question
Does Dominion KX III support
strong passwords?
Can I upload my own digital
certificate to the Dominion KX IIKX
IIII?
Does the KX III support a
configurable security banner?
My security policy does not allow
the use of standard TCP port
numbers. Can I change them?

Smart Cards and CAC Authentication

Question
Does Dominion KX III support smart
card and CAC authentication?
What is CAC?
Which KX III models support smart
cards/CAC?
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Answer
Yes. The Dominion KX III has
administrator-configurable, strong password
checking to ensure that user-created
passwords meet corporate and/or government
standards and are resistant to brute force
hacking.
Yes. Customers can upload self-signed or
certificate authority-provided digital certificates
to the Dominion KX III for enhanced
authentication and secure communication.
Yes. For government, military and other
security-conscious customers requiring a
security message before user login, the KX III
can display a user-configurable banner
message and optionally require acceptance.
Yes. For customers wishing to avoid the
standard TCP/IP port numbers to increase
security, the Dominion KX III allows the
administrator to configure alternate port
numbers.
Answer
Yes. Smart cards and DoD common access
cards (CAC) authentication to target servers
is supported.
Mandated by Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), CAC is
a type of smart card created by the U.S.
government and used by U.S. military and
government staff. The CAC card is a
multitechnology, multipurpose card; the goal
is to have a single identification card. For
more information, see the FIPS 201
standards.
All Dominion KX III models are supported.
The Dominion KX III-101 models do not
currently support smart cards and CAC.