Patent ID: 11971974
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for mapping a virtual smart card to a plurality of users, the method comprising:
hosting, on a personal computer, an identity and access management client, the identity and access management client configured to store a master virtual smart card for the plurality of users on the personal computer;
authenticating, on the personal computer, a first user of the plurality of users;
injecting, by the identity and access management client on the personal computer, an identity of the first user of the plurality of users and a personal identification number of the virtual smart card into a Kerberos communication application programming interface with an Active Directory, the Active Directory including the plurality of users;
mapping, on the personal computer, the master virtual smart card to the first user of the plurality of users; and
storing, in a password vault of the personal computer, the master virtual smart card, the master virtual smart card including the personal identification number for the master virtual smart card.