For information about enabling the smart card user name hints feature in Unified Access Gateway, see the Deploying and Configuring VMware Unified Access Gateway document. The smart card user name hints feature is supported only with Unified Access Gateway 2.7.2 and later. If your environment uses a Unified Access Gateway appliance for secure external access, you must configure the Unified Access Gateway appliance to support the smart card user name hints feature. For information about enabling the smart card user name hints feature, see the Horizon Administration document. To make the Username hint text box appear on the Horizon Client login dialog box, you must enable the smart card user name hints feature for the Connection Server instance in Horizon Console. Users enter their user name in the Username hint text box when they use a smart card to authenticate. In some environments, smart card users can use a single smart card certificate to authenticate to multiple user accounts. Enabling the Username Hint Field in Horizon Client The following agent drivers are supported for PIV cards for Windows 10 virtual desktops.įor Gemalto. The following agent drivers are supported for PIV cards for Windows 7 virtual desktops. With PIV cards, the operating system installs the related driver when you insert a smart card reader and PIV card for a Windows 7 virtual desktop.

Agent Software RequirementsĪ Horizon administrator must install product-specific application drivers on the agent machine. For more information, see Disabling the CryptoTokenKit Smart Card Driver. To use a third-party smart card driver, you must disable the CryptoTokenKit smart card driver. You can also use the following third-party smart card drivers with CAC and PIV cards.

Gemalto SafeNet Authentication Client supports both CryptoTokenKit and TokenD smart card drivers for Gemalto. NET cards, install the correct SafeNet Authentication Client version for your macOS version. Federal Government Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card (also called FIPS-201 smart cards)įor CAC and PIV cards, Horizon Client uses the CryptoTokenKit smart card driver by default and you do not need to install any middleware.įor Gemalto. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC)

Users must have a smart card, and each smart card must contain a user certificate. Client Hardware and Software RequirementsĮach client machine that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following hardware and software. Client devices that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements.

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