- Answer to Reset (ATR)
-
A property assigned to each smart card type by the manufacturer that
identifies the version of the smart card. An equivalent property is stored
on the system to assist in authentication.
- ATR
-
See
Answer to Reset.
- authentication
-
The process of verifying a user's identity.
- CDE
-
See
Common Desktop Environment (CDE).
- challenge-response
-
A form of authentication whereby the smart card is loaded with a DES
key used in response to a random number generated by the system and sent to
the card when the card is inserted in the card reader.
- Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
-
A desktop application used in the Solaris operating environment.
- Console pane
-
The pane in the SmartCard Console that contains icons for various management
tasks.
- Information pane
-
The pane in the Smart Cards Console that contains a brief description
of the category or icon just clicked, as well as instructions for beginning
the task associated with that category or icon.
- Navigation pane
-
The pane in the SmartCard Console that lists major categories of tasks
involved in setting up smart cards.
- personal identification number (PIN)
-
A unique number used to identify a user.
- PIN
-
See
personal identification number (PIN).
- private key
-
A type of security that works in a public-key infrastructure, involving
pairs of keystrings. The private key part of this pair is stored on the smart
card.
- Solaris Smart Cards
-
Name of the software that enables the use of smart cards in a Solaris
operating environment.
- smart card
-
A plastic card that has been initialized in such a way as to allow the user
to access a system by inserting the card into a card reader.
- SmartCard Console
-
The GUI tool that enables an administrator to manage Solaris Smart Cards.
- symmetric key
-
Another term for the DES key described in challenge-response authentication
method.
