You can enable smart card authentication for the desktop app in the BlackBerry AtHoc management system.

1. Log in to the BlackBerry AtHoc management system as an administrator.
2. In the navigation bar, click .
3. In the Users section, click User Authentication.
4. On the User Authentication window, in the Enabled Authentication Methods section, select Enable beside Smart Card.
5. In the Assign Authentication Methods to Applications section, in the Desktop App section, select Smart Card from the Authentication Method list.
6. Select the number of client certificates to collect from the Number of Certificates pull-down list. The recommended value is 3.
7. Optionally, in the Regular Expression field, enter a regular expression in the following format: UID=(? <edipi>\d{8,10}). Contact BlackBerry AtHoc customer support to configure this field.
8. Optionally, in the Client Regular Expression field, enter a client regular expression in the following format: .*?(^)(?:(?!\s-[A||E||S]).)*. This format extracts information from the client certificate subject name to find the identical certificates for authentication. The regular expression provided in the UI is a sample expression that may not be suitable for your environment. You can build you own regular expression or contact BlackBerry AtHoc customer support to configure this field.
9. Optionally, in the Custom Attributes field, add custom attributes to the CAC certificate. Add multiple attributes separated by a comma. There is a 100 character limit. The special characters < and > are not supported.
10. Optionally, select Create new user if an account is not found to configure the desktop app to create a user at sign on if the user does not already exist.
11. Click Save.