Smart Card Usage - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

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Smart card usage

Smart Cards are credit card-sized cards that contain a CPU and persistent memory. Smart cards
can be used as security devices. You must have Storage Encryption Security user privileges to
activate, register, and configure smart cards.
Smart cards can be used to do the following:
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Smart card readers provide a plug-and-play interface to read and write to a smart card. The
following smart card readers are supported:
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See the following procedures for instructions about how to manage smart cards:
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Control user access to the Management application security administrator roles.
Control activation of encryption engines.
Securely store backup copies of master keys.
GemPlus GemPC USB
http://www.gemalto.com/readers/index.html
SCM MicrosystemsSCR331
http://www.scmmicro.com/security/view_product_en.php?PID=2
"Registering authentication cards from a card reader"
"Registering system cards from a card reader"
"Tracking smart cards" on page 459
"Saving a master key to a smart card set"
"Restoring a master key from a smart card set"
on page 455
on page 458
on page 526
on page 530
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