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extra thin slot under my PCMCIA slot on my T61?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 2:51 pm
by n2ri
is it for reading/writing credit cards? or what is it and how do I activate it? a credit card slips right in 3/4 of the way.
Re: extra thin slot under my PCMCIA slot on my T61?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 2:58 pm
by RealBlackStuff
It's for remote access authentication, such as explained here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lib ... 10%29.aspx
Re: extra thin slot under my PCMCIA slot on my T61?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 5:18 pm
by n2ri
oh like a key for corporate server laptops when you use one right?
Re: extra thin slot under my PCMCIA slot on my T61?
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:05 am
by twistero
Yes, it's a smart card reader. Examples of smart cards include chipped (EMV) credit cards, SIM cards used in phones,
CAC cards for US military / defense personnel,
Estonian ID card, etc.
Smart cards are often used for authentication, digital signature and encryption. A domain-joined Windows laptop may require a smart card for login; an E-resident of Estonia can sign a document with their ID card, and such signatures are legally equivalent to manual signatures; a DOD worker must plug in their CAC card in order to use webmail; and things like that.