Importing Devices

You can import many types of devices into ActivID Appliance which you can then assign to your users.

Devices are imported by uploading a file containing the required information about the device(s).

The following types of files can be imported:

An SDB (single device) file - the standard format used by ActivID Appliance
An SDS (multiple device) file - the standard format used by ActivID Appliance

If the file is very large, then the import will run as a background task.
An OATH PSKC device file
An OATH PSKC card file - the open standard format for OATH credentials (in the format version 1.1)
A PKI certificate (.cer) file

ActivID Appliance treats each of these file formats slightly different. The file type is determined based on the file suffix. Therefore, it might be necessary to rename files to have the correct suffix.

It is also possible to configure ActivID Appliance to associate formats with an alternate suffix (for example, to associate an .xml suffix with the PSKC file format).

These types of files share these same fields:

Import adapter
Device type
Issue number
Valid From/To (except for PKI, as this information is contained in the certificate itself)
Status

Each type of file is managed by a dedicated Device Import Adapter, which is automatically selected depending on the extension of the selected file.

Important: The 4TRESS – FIDO Device Import Adapter is for internal use only. It must not be used to import devices in a production system.

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