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RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 Administrator’s GuideRSA SecurID Software TokenThe software token is a software file installed on a client workstation, anRSA SecurID Smart Card, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a cell phone.The RSA Authentication Manager Database Administration application provides acentralized administration interface for issuing RSA SecurID software tokens to thesupported device types. You can add information to software tokens such as devicetype, device serial number, or token nickname using token extension fields.For more information about the software token, see “RSA SecurID Software Tokens”on page 117, and the documentation that accompanies individual RSA SecurIDsoftware token products.RSA SecurID Authenticator SID800The RSA SecurID Authenticator SID800 is both an RSA SecurID authenticator and aUSB smart card (USB token) with a built-in reader. The two sets of electronics operateindependently of each other.When disconnected, the SID800 generates and displays tokencodes used inRSA SecurID authentication. When connected to a computer, the token serves twofunctions:• For RSA SecurID authentication, users obtain their tokencodes through thesupporting software on their desktop instead of reading the number off the token.• With the token’s smart card capabilities, users can store credentials, includingdigital certificates and Windows logon accounts, for logging on to Windows.For more information, see the RSA Authenticator Utility 1.0 documentation.User Password TokenA user password token is a single password that the user enters instead of a PIN andtokencode. User passwords are less secure than other token types, but they allowadministration of users with different security needs. For example, you might want toassign user passwords to employees who work in a physically secure facility.Important: Because the user password token is less secure than other token types,RSA Security does not recommend user passwords as a long-term security solution.Token Assignment LimitsYou can assign up to three RSA SecurID tokens to each authorized user on a protectedsystem. For example, employees can have different token types for different worklocations—hardware tokens for telecommuting from home and RSA SecurIDsoftware tokens for working in the office.1: Overview 15