When is an issue not an issue? When it's intentional Microsoft accidentally broke several things in the October 2025 Windows Update, but smart card authentication was not one of them. That was ...

Microsoft says the October 2025 Windows security updates are causing smart card authentication and certificate issues due to a change designed to strengthen the Windows Cryptographic Services. This ...

Smart cards can also include additional strong authentication capabilities such as or Public Key Infrastructure (“PKI”) certificates. When used for PKI applications, the smart card device can provide ...

Microsoft has released an out of band non-security update to fix a bug in some business printers and scanners that use a smart card for authentication. The update, KB5005394, addresses an issue in ...

At next week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco smart card vendor Gemalto will introduce new technology designed to give online shoppers an easy way to log on to their accounts using a smart card ...