Appendix F:386Smart Cards and CAC AuthenticationQuestion AnswerDoes Dominion KX II supportsmart card and CACauthentication?Yes. Smart cards and DoD common accesscards (CAC) authentication to target servers issupported by Release 2.1.10 and greater.What is CAC? Mandated by Homeland Security PresidentialDirective 12 (HSPD-12), CAC is a type ofsmart card created by the U.S. governmentand used by U.S. military and governmentstaff. The CAC card is a multitechnology,multipurpose card; the goal is to have a singleidentification card. For more information, seethe FIPS 201 standards.Which KX II models support smartcards/CAC?All Dominion KX II models are supported. TheDominion KSX II andKX II-101 do not currently support smart cardsand CAC.Do enterprise and SMB customersuse smart cards, too?Yes. However, the most aggressivedeployment of smart cards is in the U.S.federal government.Which CIMs supportsmart card/CAC?The D2CIM-DVUSB, D2CIM-DVUSB-DVI,D2CIM-DVUSB-HDMI and D2CIM-DVUSB-DPare the required CIMs.Which smart card readers aresupported?The required reader standards are USB CCIDand PC/SC. Consult the user documentationfor a list of certified readers and moreinformation.Can smart card/CACauthentication work on the localport and via CommandCenter?Yes. Smart card/CAC authentication works onboth the local port and via CommandCenter.For the local port, connect a compatible smartcard reader to the USB port of the DominionKX II.Are the Paragon smartcard-enabled UST and CIM used?No. The P2-EUST/C and P2CIM-AUSB-C arenot part of the Dominion KX II solution.Where can I get more informationon KX II smart card support?See the Release Notes and the Dominion KX IIUser Guide for more information.Manageability
