Safeguard Authentication Services 4.1.5 - Authentication Services for Smart Cards Administration Guide

The vastool smartcard command line utility

vastool is a script-friendly command line utility that exposes a wide range of functionality to the Unix/Linux system administrator. Authentication Services for Smart Cards adds an additional smartcard command to allow configuration and troubleshooting of smart card-related issues. The following table lists some of the commands and functionality which you can access by running vastool smartcard command. For a complete list, see the vastool man page.

Vendor PKCS#11 drivers

PKCS#11 is a standard software interface for accessing cryptographic functions on smart cards. Authentication Services for Smart Cards uses the vendor-provided PKCS#11 drivers to interface with the card.

One Identity provides the drivers as a shared library, and you will need to know the name and location of this library when you configure Authentication Services for Smart Cards.

Installing Authentication Services for Smart Cards

Before you install the smart card drivers and the Authentication Services software, you must first install the Authentication Services 4.1 agent and join your Unix host to the Active Directory domain.

Refer to the Authentication Services Installation Guide located in the docs directory of the installation media for step-by-step instructions.

Installing vendor smart card drivers

When using Authentication Services for Smart Cards, you must install and configure vendor drivers for your cards and readers. For example, you must have a working PKCS#11 library. This is a shared library that implements the PKCS#11 Cryptographic Token Interface Standard. Consult your smart card vendor documentation for more details.