Virtual Smartcard

Manage multi-factor authentication with smart cards in a secure & cost-effective manner with minimal effort

Multi-Factor-Authentications are an important component of every IT security concept. But the investment in identification measures such as smart cards or tokens is high and often binds companies to a specific manufacturer for many years.

Save high initial costs and convert the so-called TPM chip (Trusted Platform Mode) of your PC into a virtual smartcard that can be easily managed: Use the DriveLock Virtual SmartCard!

Do you already use a manufacturer's smart card for multi-factor authentication?

Do you want to use this technology permanently but also still be able to operate with new versions being released?

Then the DriveLock SmartCard Middleware is the right solution for you. It supports more than 100 smart cards and tokens from different manufacturers.

All the features of the DriveLock Virtual SmartCard at a glance

Uncomplicated and flexible

The Virtual SmartCard uses the PC's TPM chip to secure cryptographic keys and perform security functions.
(SGX © from Intel is also possible)

Cost-efficient

Reduces the cost of issuing a plastic smart card, maintaining it and exchanging credentials.

Best integrated

Completely integrated with DriveLock SmartCard Middleware.

Application Support

Support for Windows Crypto API and the PKCS11 standard for broad application support.

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DriveLock Virtual SmartCard bypasses the traditional plastic smart card

Virtual smart cards use the security element in your computer to securely store cryptographic keys, execute cryptographic commands with these keys, and protect the user PIN.

A DriveLock Virtual SmartCard implements the entire smart card stack, including

a PCSC reader driver
a smartcard platform and
an applet or profile down to protocol level.

This ensures security, interoperability with existing applications and manageability.

The DriveLock Virtual SmartCard supports the TPM chip or the secure Intel IPT element. Both ensure the secure storage of cryptographic keys, the secure execution of cryptograms and the anti-hammering of the user PIN.

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The Virtual SmartCard includes the appropriate middleware

To use a virtual smart card optimally, the correct Middleware is required.

The DriveLock SmartCard Middleware is an enterprise-class middleware that fully integrates the virtual smart card into the operating system and provides a standards-based interface for applications that use smart cards with digital certificates in a PKI environment.

The DriveLock SmartCard Middleware supports Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI and CNG as well as the platform-independent PKCS11 (CryptoKI). This ensures the best possible support for applications and management systems.

Typical applications are:

User login for a Windows domain,
TLS server authentication,
Smartcard redirection for Remote Desktop and VDI,
S / MIME email encryption and signing,
BitLocker data encryption,
Firefox-Browsing and
...various other applications that use digital certificates.

DriveLock's Virtual Smartcard for Multi-Factor Authentication

Which Security component is right for you?

In addition to the TPM chip, the DriveLock Virtual Smartcard also supports Intel's Software Guard Extension Technology (SGX ©). This technology administers the executable program code and data of the virtual smart card in a specially secured memory area. Thus protecting against any possible malware interruptions.