USB tokens
"Readerless smartcards": IGEL Universal Desktop thin clients also allow use of USB-based authentication solutions. Instead of the traditional combination of smartcard and smartcard reader, so-called USB tokens are used here.
Features:
- Cost-effective two-factor authentication with no additional reader hardware
- Certificate-based login
- Option for signing e-mails or files within ICA or RDP sessions
Solutions
- Aladdin eToken: A world leading USB-based user authentication and password management solution. Functionality: Logging in to computers and networks, storage and administration of all credentials and passwords, encryption of files, documents and e-mails, digital signing of documents, etc.
Example Aladdin eToken:
- Other solutions: The IGEL UD firmware also supports USB tokens from ActivIdentity, HDI (Omnikey) and Gemalto (USB eSeal Token). In addition, Windows XP or Linux drivers from other solutions can be installed in the free firmware area (Windows Embedded Standard or IGEL Linux) and then used.




