FIM CM can be used in many ways, but to show you a little bit about how we can use its basics, The Company will use it to allow managers (like John) to issue Smart Cards to consultants (like Kent).
For reference purposes I give you, once again, the FIM CM overview image I showed you in Chapter 2, Overview of FIM 2010 R2:
We have also, in Chapter 3, Installation, discussed how to install the FIM CM website. But with that we have only just begun our FIM CM deployment. So, let's move on and take a good look at FIM CM.
When discussing PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and Smart Cards, you usually need to have some discussion about what level of assurance you would like for the identities secured by your PKI.
For some basic insight on PKI and assurance, please have a look at http://aka.ms/CorePKI.
In typical scenarios, many PKI designers will argue that you should use HSMs (Hardware Security Modules) to secure your PKI, in order to get the assurance level to use Smart Cards...