Managing Mobile Smart Cards

Important: Support for mobile smart cards has been deprecated starting with ActivID CMS 5.4.

Mobile smart card (MSC) devices are a type of virtual smart card that is hosted on end-user mobile devices (cell phones or tablets). Mobile smart cards are created directly on the user’s mobile device using the HID Crescendo Mobile application (available on Google Play or on the Apple Store). For details about how to create a mobile smart card using this application, refer to the HID Crescendo Mobile Application User Guide.

Mobile smart cards can be issued:

using remote issuance directly on the mobile device; for details, see Configuring Remote Issuance.
using the ActivID CMS User Portal; for details, see the procedure for self-issuing a device in the ActivID CMS User online documentation.
locally by an operator, following the same procedures as for physical smart cards using an NFC (Android devices only) or Bluetooth connection; for details, see Issuing an Initial Device to a User in Your Directory.

Note: In the current version, mobile smart cards can be issued on mobile devices running Android 7 or higher, or iOS 10 or higher.

Mobile smart cards are managed in the Help Desk just like physical smart cards, and can be enrolled in the Operator or User Portal (this setting must be enabled in the Operator Portal; for details, see Setting Parameters for Devices).

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