Setting a Certificate
as Default or Auxiliary
If there are multiple
certificates on the token, you can determine which one is set as Default and
which is set as Auxiliary.
Each option is enabled only
if the action can be performed on that particular certificate or key.
The following table describes
the use of these settings:
Setting |
Description |
Scenario |
Default |
Smart card
logon uses the certificate defined as the Default.
In most Microsoft
applications, smart card logon is used. |
Your token
contains two certificates. One is for logon to domain A and the
other for logon to domain B. Your previous logon was to domain
A, which means that the certificate for logon to domain A is now
the Default.
If you now log on to domain B from another computer, the logon
fails as it tries to use the domain A certificate. If you first
set the domain B certificate as Default,
the logon uses the correct certificate, and the logon succeeds. |
Auxiliary |
Some applications
use Client Authentication and not smart card logon. Client Authentication
provides access to fewer system resources than smart card logon.
SafeNet Authentication Client enables
a Client Authentication logon process for these applications,
such as VPN.
If more than
one certificate on the token includes Client
Authentication as an Intended
Purpose, define which certificate to use by setting it
as the Auxiliary. |
Your token
contains a certificate intended for VPN connection, but there
is another certificate that also includes Client
Authentication as its Intended
Purpose. The certificate for the VPN connection must be
set as Auxiliary,
to ensure that it is used as the default for VPN logon. |
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NOTE
iKey does not
support Auxiliary certificates. It treats an Auxiliary certificate
as a Default certificate. |
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To set a certificate
as Default or Auxiliary:
1 Open
SafeNet Authentication Client Tools
Advanced View.
See Opening the Advanced View
2 In
the left pane, expand the node of the required token, and right-click
the required certificate.
3 From
the shortcut menu, select Set as Default or
Set as Auxiliary.
The Token
Logon window opens.
4 Enter
the Token Password, and click OK.
The certificate is set as
Default or
Auxiliary.
SafeNet Authentication
Client
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