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Virtual smart card - Start-up guide

This article describes the steps that have to be done with the Virtual smart card package in Smart ID before you can start to use the system. 

There are many options included in the Virtual smart card package. These options have default settings that can be changed. Read all about the options for the Virtual smart card package here: Virtual smart card - Options. The other packages also have options.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites
  1. Upload the Users package in Identity Manager Admin. Follow all steps in Users - Start-up guide.
  2. Upload the Shared credentials package in Identity Manager Admin. Follow all steps in Shared credentials - Start-up guide.
  3. Optional: To use the Virtual smart card - Use cases for the self-service user, Smart ID Desktop App must be installed.

Step-by-step instruction for the administrator

Log in to Identity Manager Admin
  • Log in to Identity Manager Admin as administrator. The default login credentials are username: admin, password: admin.

    It is recommended to change the password for the administrator user.

Upload the virtual smart card package
  1. In Identity Manager Admin, select the Configuration file tab.
  2. Click Upload configuration
  3. Click Select file and add the path to the VirtualSmartCards.zip file.
  4. Click Upload.

For information about how to change default use case settings, see Virtual smart card - Options.

Configure Certificates

For the included certificate templates, follow these steps:

  1. In Identity Manager Admin, go to Home > Certificates
  2. For each of the certificate templates, double-click on them, one at a time, and edit them: 
    1. In the Certification Authority selection box, select the CA that shall issue this type of certificate. The available CAs are connected to the server via CA connectors and displayed here.
    2. In the Certificate Type selection box, select one of the templates supported by the CA.
      This template determines the cryptographic properties (signature algorithm) and intended purpose of the configured certificate type. The templates are determined by the Identity Manager CA connector.
Set options

There are options that can be set for many of the use cases. For more information, see Virtual smart card - Options.

  • Set the options that need to be changed from the default values.
Set options for expiring virtual smart cards

There are options that can be set for expiring virtual smart cards. For more information, see Virtual smart card - Options for expiring virtual smart cards

  • Set the options that need to be changed from the default values.

Step-by-step instruction for the operator

Log in to Identity Manager Operator
  • Log in to Identity Manager Operator with your user account.

    The first time you log in to Identity Manager Operator, use these credentials:
    username: operator, password: operator.

    It is recommended to change the password for the operator.

Upload the roles in Identity Manager Operator

Upload the CSV file that includes the role for handling virtual smart cards (Virtual Smart Card Manager)

  1. In Identity Manager Operator, in the Quick search drop-down list, select Default roles.
  2. Click Upload default roles.
  3. Search for the VirtualSmartCard_Roles.csv file and upload it.

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