What should you do?

You are an IT consultant for small and mid-sized business.

One of your clients wants to start using Virtual Smart Cards on its Windows 10 Enterprise laptops and tablets. Before implementing any changes, the client wants to ensure that the laptops and tablets support Virtual Smart Cards.

You need to verify that the client laptops and tablets support Virtual Smart Cards.

What should you do?
A . Ensure that each laptop and tablet has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip of version 1.2 or greater.
B . Ensure that BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on a system drive of the laptops and tablets.
C . Ensure that each laptop and tablet can read a physical smart card.
D . Ensure that the laptops and tablets are running Windows 10 Enterprise edition.

View Answer

Answer: A

Explanation:

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip of version1.2 or greater is required to support Virtual Smart Cards.

Virtual smart card technology from Microsoft offers comparable security benefits to physical smart cards by using two-factor authentication. Virtual smart cards emulate the functionality of physical smart cards, but they use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip that is available on computers in many organizations, rather than requiring the use of a separate physical smart card and reader. Virtual smart cards are created in the TPM, where the keys that are used for authentication are stored in cryptographically secured hardware.