A person who is responsible for the configuration and maintenance of MyID.

A small program stored on a card and used to communicate directly with other systems or to process information.

Hardware connected to a computer that can read and write the information stored on a smart card.

A collective term for smart cards and tokens when there is no need to distinguish between them.

A person who has been issued a card or other credentials.

Workflows are combined into related sets called categories.

Note: The term ‘group’ is not used as this has a distinct meaning within MyID.

Proof of identity issued by a certification authority – this may be used to sign or encrypt information.

The collective term for cards and tokens issued to a holder or a device.

A piece of equipment – a PC, server, router, cell phone or other hardware.

The information displayed during a stage. A form may consist of a single or multiple pages.

Groups provide the structures that contain the people in the database.

A queued task carried out by MyID.

A person who uses MyID to issue and manage smart cards or tokens, but who is not responsible for configuration.

A smart card printer – some printers also incorporate card readers.

A plastic card that can store information using a chip, a contactless chip, a magnetic stripe, or a combination.

A step within a workflow.

Credentials using smart card technology in a different form that are used to hold identification details. For example, a USB token.

A token may also refer to a one-time password software token.

A secure cryptographic processor that may be installed in a variety of computing devices. Located on a device.

Microsoft virtual smart card. A container that can hold credentials such as certificates and cryptographic keys. Stored on a trusted platform module.