Re: USB Authentication in TS
- From: Byron Hynes [MS] <bhynes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:52:12 -0800
I think what you may have heard about is using a Smart Card to access a TS session. Smart Cards are normally available as a card like a credit card, but they are also sold as a USB dongle that combines the smart card chip and the reader in one small unit.
To use these, you'd need to understand enough about PKI to deploy a smart card solution, which is not trivial. This is a good article to look at, though, about the interaction between TS and Smart Cards:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/8d04b016-1018-4cf0-bf35-3268d36d6e4b.mspx
If that's not what you were thinking about, I am not aware of any other USB logon for terminal services, certainly nothing endorsed or supported by Microsoft.
Byron Hynes Windows Server Microsoft Corporation
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We are looking to allow our clients access to a terminal server to use a custom application. We want to add security to the login process through the use of a USB key. I am leery about this solution because I am not exactly sure how the terminal services session will read the key prior to allowing the terminal session to begin. Could someone please help me understand if this is even possible and if so how it works? Also, any recommended companies to purchase the keys from would be a great additional help. Thank you for the clarification.
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