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Step 1: Configuring the Smart Card in Firefox

For the following process description, we have used the following:

  • Smart card: MARX CrypToken from SafeSign

  • Operating system: Ubuntu 14.04

  • Drivers used for the smart card: SafeSignIdentityClient-3.0-33.amd64.deb

The process can be followed analogously with other smart cards.

Proceed as follows to install the super admin certificate via Firefox:

  1. In Firefox, open Options, click Privacy & Security in the left-side bar and scroll down to the section Security:

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  2. Click Security Devices... to open the Firefox Device Manager:


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  3. Click Load on the right to define a new security device.

  4. In the Load dialog, enter Module Name and Module filename. The value for Module filename must point to the library that the smart card is using:

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  5. The new device is now listed in the Device Manager window.
    Select the device, click Load from the side menu and enter the master password of the smart card.

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  6. Click OK to log in. With the successful login the smart card is correctly configured with Firefox.

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