---
title: "Create A Smart Card Authentication Set"
slug: "create-a-smart-card-authentication-set"
tags: ["Authentication Set", "Smart Card", "Profiles"]
updated: 2025-01-30T19:09:46Z
published: 2025-01-30T19:09:46Z
canonical: "mfa.rapididentity.com/create-a-smart-card-authentication-set"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mfa.rapididentity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create A Smart Card Authentication Set

> When setting up smart card authentication set(s), it's possible to use the default set, 'Smartcard only', but for the purpose of this article we'll be creating a custom set. This can be helpful for troubleshooting and readability when needing to differentiate between different groups, should they have unique authentication sets.

  

1. In your MFA Admin Portal, go to the *Sets* tab.
2. On the left-hand side, click *New Set*.
3. A new window will appear:  

3a. Name the authentication set.  

3b. (Optional) Set a description. *This example we'll be inserting the name of the profile created in the [Create A Smart Card Certificate Set](/v1/docs/create-a-smart-card-certificate-set) article, 'Example Profile', so we can see at a quick glance what profile is (or will be) attached to the auth set.*  

3c. Under the *Methods for Primary Access* section, use the drop-down to select 'Smartcard' and click "Add Method".  

3d. Under the *Methods for Secure Workflow* section, use the drop-down to select 'AD' and click "Add Method".  

3e. When finished, click "Add" at the bottom of the window.  

![sc auth set 1.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cf888ab6-47bb-4aaa-984b-26a47cdccf46/Images/Documentation/sc%20auth%20set%201.png)

  

1. You should see your new authentication set appear in your list of sets. ![sc auth set 2.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cf888ab6-47bb-4aaa-984b-26a47cdccf46/Images/Documentation/sc%20auth%20set%202.png)

   

Click "Edit" on the far right-side of your set. ![sc auth set 3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cf888ab6-47bb-4aaa-984b-26a47cdccf46/Images/Documentation/sc%20auth%20set%203.png)

  

1. When the edit window appears: 5a. Click "Edit Profiles..." ![sc auth set 4.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cf888ab6-47bb-4aaa-984b-26a47cdccf46/Images/Documentation/sc%20auth%20set%204.png)

   

5b. Use the drop-down to select your profile name and click "Save". ![sc auth set 5.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cf888ab6-47bb-4aaa-984b-26a47cdccf46/Images/Documentation/sc%20auth%20set%205.png)

  

1. You've completed the authentication set setup and can now assign it to users.