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Application Note: Log-on Reader
Overview
This document describes how the pcProx or AIR
ID Enroll USB proximity reader may be used as
a log-on or automatic password entry device
without the need to install software at the client
or server. The card can automatically enter
passwords into the operating system, login
applications which require passwords and even
password protected web sites.
NOTE: If you need a log-on solution that
provides both the username and password,
please see RF IDeas AIR ID Playback reader.
This application is possible under Windows 98,
2000, and XP since Microsoft provides the
necessary drivers to recognize and work with
the USB interface of the proximity reader. Since
Microsoft does not provide USB support for
Windows NT, this approach will not work under
NT.
To the operating system, the reader is a USB
keyboard. This is the basis for using it as a
password entry device.
In building access systems, the proximity card is
used as a password to unlock a door and permit
entry. This relieves the burden of the user
having to type a password or PIN in order to
gain entry to a building. The concept for
computer access is the same. The proximity
card data will serve as either part of, or the
entire password.
When the user is presented with a dialog field
requesting a password entry, the user will wave
their proximity card over the reader and the
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