Provide Device Serial Number to Your Administrator

Before issuing you a software token, your administrator may ask you for the serial number of the device where you will store the token. Normally, the device is your local hard drive, but it can be another supported device, such as a TPM A unique hardware device on the system board that can handle various security tasks on a personal computer system. or a fingerprint reader. The administrator uses the serial number to bind (associate) the token with a specific device. Binding the token helps keep it secure.

If you have not imported a token, the Import Token screen opens when you start the SecurID desktop application. Use the following procedure to locate the device serial number.

To locate a device serial number:

  1. In the Import Token screen, click Token Storage Device.
    This opens the Token Storage Devices dialog box, which contains a list of token storage devices and the serial number for each device.

  2. Click the name of the device, as your administrator directs.

  3. Select the value displayed next to Device Serial Number, right-click, and select Copy from the context menu.

  1. Click OK.

  2. Paste the device serial number into Notepad or another program. Communicate the number to your administrator.

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