SCinterface has been successfully in use at Signal Iduna for years

The challenge for Signal Iduna

Signal Iduna Versicherung from Dortmund did not equip its employees with PCs, as is the case in most companies, but with thin clients from IGEL. The programs used by the users therefore run centrally on a terminal server. Such an architecture has clear advantages: A thin client is cheaper, more durable and easier to maintain than a PC. Security is also higher in a thin client environment, as most data is stored centrally (and thus well protected) on the terminal server.

When using a thin client, the issue of smartcards often poses a special challenge. Firstly, it makes sense to secure the connection between thin client and terminal server with a smart card. On the other hand, a smartcard in the smartcard reader of the thin client should also be usable for the applications on the terminal server. The connection to the smartcard reader must therefore be looped through the thin client and via the communication line. The thin client manufacturer IGEL also had to find solutions for these smartcard issues, otherwise the use of an IGEL thin client for Signal Iduna Versicherung and other customers would not have been possible.