1 Introduction

This document provides details of setting up and using Intel Authenticate Virtual Smart Cards for MyID^®.

Intel^® Authenticate Virtual Smart Cards can be issued to a user and collected to a device that contains Intel's Identity Protection Technology. This virtual smart card can contain certificates issued by your certificate authority that allow you to carry out tasks such as Windows logon.

The Intel Authenticate VSC appears within Windows as a smart card, and makes its certificates available to your applications.

MyID allows you to control the lifecycle of these credentials, from issuing, enabling and disabling, requesting replacements, to cancellation and revocation, and has been integrated with Intel Authenticate. The Intel Authenticate VSC is protected by Intel Firmware, requiring multi-factor authentication defined by a customizable policy. See section 2, Integration with Intel Authenticate.