How do you use a smartcard to log in to Windows from a linux box?

I'm using CentOS 5.3 and I want to use the Terminal Server Client to remote log in to a WindowsXP machine that uses smartcards exclusively to access the domain accounts.

How can I set up the Terminal Server Client to use the coolkey pkcs11 library to log in to a Windows machine? Or is it even possible?

From serverfault Jay R.

• newer versions of the "rdesktop" utility have the ability to pass on a smart card to the remote windows machine, using the "-scard" switch. You'll of course need you reader and smartcard to be accessible/readable by the linux machine you're connecting from. There is a lot of information on the subject on the pcsc (look under software) and the openct project pages.

  As for CentOS 5.3 specifics. The coolkey pkcs11 library supports a pretty small subset of smart cards. I believe CentOS 5.3 comes with pcsc, but not openct. As for rdesktop, it comes with a pretty outdated version, I suggest you upgrade.

  Good luck, and keep us posted.

  Jay R. : I downloaded rdesktop 1.6 and when I compiled it the smartcard support, it had a link problem. I haven't looked into it further yet.
  From katriel