Visual Basic/VB, Smart card or id logon authentication.

Smart card or id logon authentication.

Author	Message
Tim #1 / 4	Smart card or id logon authentication. Hi, when i went to the windows 2000 launch ages ago i remember someone demonstrating a keycard logon keyboard which automatically locked the workstation as soon as the reader was removed from the workstation. Is there an api etc which will allow me to lock a workstation whould a certain device be removed from the workstation. There is a USB device which we are currently testing for software authentication, however i was wondering if it would be possible to get the machine to 1\use it as some form of logon authentication. 2\Lock the machine should it be removed. I guess if there is some form of API available then i could poll the USB device periodically and lock the machine if it is removed. Any ideas? Thanks greatly in advance Tim B
Tue, 11 May 2004 01:26:03 GMT

Philip Meek #2 / 4	Smart card or id logon authentication. Tim: I you have access to the Platform SDK, lookup security (especially GINA.DLL). This will explain the heavy duty way to implement the functionality you want. I don't know how well that work with USB however. Hope that helps, Philip Meeks MEMEX Software Inc. Quote: > Hi, > when i went to the windows 2000 launch ages ago i remember someone > demonstrating a keycard logon keyboard which automatically locked the > workstation as soon as the reader was removed from the workstation. Is > there an api etc which will allow me to lock a workstation whould a certain > device be removed from the workstation. > There is a USB device which we are currently testing for software > authentication, however i was wondering if it would be possible to get the > machine to > 1\use it as some form of logon authentication. > 2\Lock the machine should it be removed. > I guess if there is some form of API available then i could poll the USB > device periodically and lock the machine if it is removed. > Any ideas? > Thanks greatly in advance > Tim B
Tue, 11 May 2004 04:40:35 GMT

Tim #3 / 4	Smart card or id logon authentication. Does the platform SDK come seperately? We have visual studio enterprise licenses does this include a licence for the platform sdk? Thanks Quote: > Tim: > I you have access to the Platform SDK, lookup security (especially > GINA.DLL). This will explain the heavy duty way to implement the > functionality you want. I don't know how well that work with USB however. > Hope that helps, > Philip Meeks > MEMEX Software Inc. > > Hi, > > when i went to the windows 2000 launch ages ago i remember someone > > demonstrating a keycard logon keyboard which automatically locked the > > workstation as soon as the reader was removed from the workstation. Is > > there an api etc which will allow me to lock a workstation whould a > certain > > device be removed from the workstation. > > There is a USB device which we are currently testing for software > > authentication, however i was wondering if it would be possible to get > the > > machine to > > 1\use it as some form of logon authentication. > > 2\Lock the machine should it be removed. > > I guess if there is some form of API available then i could poll the USB > > device periodically and lock the machine if it is removed. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks greatly in advance > > Tim B
Tue, 11 May 2004 16:25:39 GMT

Dick Grie #4 / 4	Smart card or id logon authentication. Hi, I am doing some background work using a product called pcProx from HID Corporation. This uses the serial port, but I think they may have a USB port device. http://www.hidcorp.com/products/proximity_readers_cards.html -- Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP) Hard & Software 12962 West Louisiana Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228 303-986-2179 (voice) 303-986-3143 (fax) Leave voice mail or fax that I can receive as email at 303-593-9315 Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 2nd Edition ISBN 1-890422-25-8 (355 pages). For information look on my homepage at http://www.hardandsoftware.net. Use the Books link to order. For faster service contact the publisher at http://www.mabry.com.
Wed, 12 May 2004 02:29:47 GMT

Page 1 of 1

[ 4 post ]