RE: What exactly does Smart Card in XP Do??

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Hi Paul,

A smart card is not the same as your 7 in 1 reader. A smartcard is used as an
alternative login feature. For example, you can use a smartcard to
authenticate
yourself to a network instead of typing your credentials.

Smartcards are also used for authentication to secure webbased banking sites.

To put it another way, a smartcard is used for authentication and your 7 in1
cardreader is used for reading SD, XD cards etc.

I hope this answers your question. If not, try looking up smartcard in a
search
engine for information on smartcards.

Regards,

Wilbrand

"Paul" wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> As it says in the description.
>
> Manages access to smart cards read by this computer. If this service is
> stopped, this computer will be unable to read smart cards. If this service
> is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
>
> What kind of smart cards is it talking about??
>
> This isn't the same as things like 7-1 card readers is it??
>
> Like CF, Sony Memorysticks, SD, Smartmedia?
>
> Somehow, I dont think it is, coz I use a 7-1 card this service
> is off atm, BUT the reader still works (It came with its own
> software, for the icons etc. For the removable disk icons).
>
> Also, how would 1 get a certificate or whatever, if u wanted
> to use the smart card option on a dial up connection??
>
> Any info appreciated
>
> Thanx
>
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