Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM ENTERPRISE - SECURITY GUIDE Manual page 8

Chapter 1. Introduction
interface URL without requiring any user configuration.
• Enterprise Security Client has diagnostic logging that records common access and events
and records potential errors such as interruptions with the connection between the Enterprise
Security Client and TPS server.
• The Enterprise Security Client user interface incorporates Mozilla XULRunner technology.
XULRunner is a runtime package which hosts standalone applications based on XUL, an
XML markup language with a rich feature set for user interfaces. XUL has the following
advantages over HTML for applications:
• XUL provides a wide UI widget set and greater control over the presentation.
• XUL markup is local to the client machine, so it has a greater privilege level than HTML.
• XUL also uses Javascript as the scripting language for convenient program logic scripting.
• XUL Javascript code can make use of the array of Mozilla functionality by using their
XPCOM technology.
• The Mac Enterprise Security Client ships with a smart card-specific TokenD component which
bridges the gap between Certificate System-supported tokens and the Mac CDSA security
layer, allowing current OS X applications like Apple Mail and Safari to take advantage of the
capabilities of Certificate System tokens:
• The Mac Keychain Access utility can be used to view the certificates and keys on
Certificate System tokens.
• The Apple Mail client can be used to view signed and encrypted emails using Certificate
System tokens.
• The Apple Safari browser can use Certificate System tokens to log onto secure SSL web
sites.
• This version of Enterprise Security Client provides tray icon functionality on all three
platforms, including tool tips for errors and actions such as inserting or removing a smart card.
Figure 1.1. Example Token Tray Icon and Tool Tip
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