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BlackBerry AtHoc
management system configuration

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 The Settings icon.
  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 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, 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
  10. Click
    Save
    .
This setting must be configured for each organization.