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An eToken with a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security certificate
provides two-factor authentication, thereby reducing the chances of someone
being able to impersonate you. Someone would need both your eToken and your
password in order to impersonate you when accessing systems that require eToken
authentication.
eTokens allow you to:
- Identify (authenticate) yourself to be able to access the Dartmouth Secure
wireless network, as well as other computing services such as BannerStudent,
Blackboard, and the software downloads Web pages.
- Digitally sign e-mail and other electronic documents such as PDFs and
transactions.
- Encrypt data traffic, either on-campus wireless using 802.1x or all traffic
when off campus using VPN.
- Encrypt e-mail and documents to prevent unauthorized access. This is
risky because if you lose your key, there is no
recovery.
Note: If you have an eToken, you do not need to download a
private software certificate to your machine because a certificate will be
added to your eToken when it is created for you.
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