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The Indeed Certificate Manager system Axidian CertiFlow can be integrated into other Indeed products Axidian products Indeed Axidian Access Manager and Indeed AM Axidian Access Enterprise Single Sign-On. Integration allows for combining the operations of smart card issue, certificate requesting and writing, as well as authenticator registration into a single process.

The smart cards issued in this way can be used both for authentication in domain and SSO applications and for digital signature or access to resources that require personal certificates. Integration between systems is possible at any stage, irrespective to what product has been deployed first.

The setup of integration of Indeed CM Axidian CertiFlow and Indeed Axidian Access Manager & Indeed AM Enterprise Single Sign-On comprises two stages:

  • Installation and setup of the required software
  • Configuration of integration parameters

The first stage requires installation of the following components:

  • Indeed-Id Axidian Administration Tools (or Indeed-Id Axidian Admin Pack) to each Indeed CM CertiFlow server 
  • Indeed-Id Axidian Extended Security Provider for each Indeed AM Access server 
  • Indeed-Id Axidian SmartCard + PIN Provider for each Indeed AM Access server 
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Indeed-Id Axidian Administration Tools is a part of Indeed-Id Axidian Access Manager system installation package.
Indeed-Id Axidian Extended Security Provider and Indeed-Id SmartCard Axidian SmartCard + PIN Provider is supplied by Indeed Identity support service on Axidian Technical Support on request.

It is also necessary to setup the Extended Security Provider:

  • Create Indeed-ID Axidian Enrollment Admins security group as per Installation and operation manual for Indeed-Id Extended Axidian Extended Security Provider.
  • Add service account (‘servicecm’) to Indeed-ID Axidian User Admins and Indeed-ID Axidian Enrollment Admins security groups.

The second stage requires setting of integration parameters in the smart card usage policy of Indeed Certificate ManagerAxidian CertiFlow. Open the Indeed AM Axidian Access section in the selected policy configuration and define the parameters for Indeed AM (Table 3).

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Table 3 – Integration parameters for Indeed AMAxidian Access.

ParameterDescription

Enable integration with Indeed AMAxidian Access

If enabled, there will be simultaneous issuance of smart card in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system and of authenticator "Smart card or USB token + PIN" in Indeed AM Axidian Access systems.

Use Indeed AM proxy Axidian Access proxy server

If enabled, the Indeed CM Axidian CertiFlow will address Indeed AM Axidian Access proxy, which, in turn, redirects the request to Indeed AM Axidian Access servers. The proxy is mandatory, if the Indeed CM CertiFlow servers are beyond the domain of Indeed AM Axidian Access system.

Proxy URLThe address of Indeed AM Axidian Access Proxy Server.

User name and Password

Credentials (username and domain password) of the user, which is a member of Indeed-ID Axidian User Admins and Indeed-ID Axidian Enrollment Admins security groups.

Allow usage of Indeed AM Windows Axidian Access Windows Logon

If enabled, then the user is allowed to use Indeed Axidian technology for authentication in domain using Indeed AM Axidian Access Windows Logon component after a smart card issuance in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system.

Allow usage of Indeed AM Axidian Access Enterprise Single Sign-On

If enabled, then the user is allowed to use Indeed Axidian technology for authentication in applications using Indeed AM Axidian Access Enterprise SSO Agent component after a smart card issuance in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system.

Generate Windows account random password

If enabled, a random domain password is generated when a smart card is issued in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system. In this case, when current password expires, a new random one is generated, known only to Indeed EA Axidian Access system.

Permissions for Indeed AM Axidian Access Windows Logon,  Indeed AM Enterprise Single Sign-On and random password generation are disabled, if the last registered user authenticator is removed.

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For example, if a user had no authenticator in the Indeed AM Axidian Access system and no cards in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system, then after issuance of a smart card with defined integration parameters this user would Indeed Certificate Manager CertiFlow have one authenticator ("Smart card or USB token + PIN") in the Indeed AM Axidian Access system and one card (for instance, eToken) in the Indeed CM CertiFlow system.

If the smart card is deleted from the Indeed CM CertiFlow system, the authenticator in the Indeed AM Axidian Access is deleted as well, and, since there is no other trained authenticator, the permissions for Indeed AM for Axidian Access Windows Logon, Indeed AM Enterprise Single Sign-On and random password generation are disabled (of course, if active at the moment of revocation).