Update for the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" security setting in Windows XP (834875)

SUMMARY

This article describes the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" security setting in Microsoft Windows XP.

After you apply the update that is included in this article, you can configure the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" setting to control whether users have to use a smart card to log on to the computer. You can use Group Policy to apply this setting to Windows XP-based computers in your domain environment, or you can apply this setting locally.

To configure the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" setting on the local computer:

Open the appropriate policy object, expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, and then expand Security Settings.
Expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
In the right pane, double-click Interactive logon: Require smart card.
Use one of the following methods:
- To specify that users can log on to the computer only by using a smart card, click Enabled.
- To specify that users can log on to the computer by using any method, click Disabled.
  
  Note By default, the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" setting is disabled.
Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This feature is available in the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP

Date         Time   Version          Size    File name
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19-Jan-2004  21:39  5.1.2600.1333   971,264  Msgina.dll       
15-Jan-2004  21:59  5.1.2600.1332   586,752  Xpsp2res.dll 
16-Jan-2004  18:31                   16,707  Sceregvl.inf
16-Jan-2004  18:31                    8,267  Secrecs.inf

Windows XP, 64-bit edition

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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19-Jan-2004  19:28  5.1.2600.1333  1,271,296  Msgina.dll     IA-64
19-Jan-2004  21:39  5.1.2600.1333    971,264  Wmsgina.dll    x86
15-Jan-2004  21:59  5.1.2600.1332    586,752  Wxpsp2res.dll  x86
15-Jan-2004  21:59  5.1.2600.1332    586,240  Xpsp2res.dll   IA-64
16-Jan-2004  18:28                    16,707  Sceregvl.inf
16-Jan-2004  18:28                     8,267  Secrecs.inf

Note Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1).