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Dell Hybrid Client version 2403 Administrator's Guide

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Log in as a domain user using a smart card

Dell Hybrid Client enables a domain user to log in to the device using a smart card. Dell Hybrid Client supports Yubikey and Gemalto smart cards. Dell Hybrid Client supports certificate-based smart card authentication to log in to the device. Both .pfx and .cer certificates are supported.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that the smart card user certificates are installed on Dell Hybrid Client. Gemalto and Yubikey supports PFX and CER certificates.
  • If you are using Gemalto smart cards, ensure that you install the Gemalto driver package on Dell Hybrid Client from the Gemalto website.
  • Ensure that you have configured the PIN on your smart card. For information about how to configure the PIN for your smart card, see the smart card product documentation on the respective vendor websites.
NOTE:

Smart Card Device login is now supported for Ubuntu 22.04.

For Ubuntu 20.04, you must install Smart Card enabler Add-on.

Steps

  1. Start the device.
  2. Connect a supported smart card reader to the device.
  3. Connect your card on the smart card reader.
  4. On the login screen, enter the username.
  5. Enter the smart card PIN.
    Dell Hybrid Client authenticates the user and boots to the desktop screen.

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