How are smart card readers supported in RX-RDP, RX420(RDP), RX300 and LEAF OS devices?

How are smart card readers supported in RX-RDP, RX420(RDP), RX300 and LEAF OS devices?

Please refer to RX-RDP, RX420(RDP), RX300 and LEAF OS user configuration guide for additional details:  https://support.ncomputing.com/portal/kb/articles/rx300-rx-rdp-user-configuration-guide

Native USB redirection of smart card readers

The RX-series firmware and LEAF OS contain the PC/SC daemon and a set of smart card reader drivers which allow the native (functional) redirection. CCID-compliant smart card readers and numerous ACS (Advanced Card Systems, Ltd.) smart card readers are supported with native redirection. Any number of thin clients can start the terminal sessions with native smart card reader redirection enabled. Please refer to RX300 or RX-RDP firmware Release Notes for full list of supported smart card reader models.

Enabling native redirection of smart card readers for UXP sessions

The Native (UXP and RDP) redirection type must be selected for the Smart card readers device class in Peripheral devices redirection settings settings group in the Peripherals section of Setup GUI to enable the native redirection of smart card readers for UXP sessions (in vSpace Client and VERDE VDI Client operation modes). Smart card support must be enabled on vSpace Pro server for the native redirection of smart card readers to work. Refer to vSpace Pro documentation for the information how to configure vSpace Server for the redirection of smart cards.

The ‘certutil -scinfo’ command can be used inside the UXP session to verify the operability of the redirected smart card reader and the smart card inserted into the reader. With well working redirection it will ask for card’s PIN and display the certificate stored on the card.

Enabling native redirection of smart card readers for RDP sessions

The Native (UXP and RDP) redirection type must be selected for the Smart card readers device class in Peripheral devices redirection settings settings group in the Peripherals section of Setup GUI to enable the native redirection of smart card readers for RDP sessions (in RDP Client and VERDE VDI Client operation modes).

The ‘certutil -scinfo’ command can be used inside the RDP session to verify the operability of the redirected smart card reader and the smart card inserted into the reader. With well working redirection it will ask for card’s PIN and display the certificate stored on the card.

Generic USB redirection of smart card readers

Generic USB redirection for smart card readers can be used with UXP sessions only (in vSpace Client and VERDE VDI Client operation modes). Unlike the native redirection of the smart card readers the generic USB redirection does not rely on the PC/SC daemon nor on any local smart card reader drivers. Smart card readers which are not supported with native redirection because of lacking firmware-side driver can work with generic USB redirection, although the total number of UXP sessions on one vSpace Server with that type of smart card reader redirection is limited to 10 only. 

Smart card support must be enabled on vSpace Server for the generic USB redirection of smart card readers to work. Refer to vSpace Pro documentation for the information how to configure vSpace Server for the redirection of smart cards. 

The ‘certutil -scinfo’ command can be used inside the UXP session to verify the operability of the redirected smart card reader and the smart card inserted into the reader. With well working redirection it will ask for card’s PIN and display the certificate stored on the card.