Microsoft and Gemalto has just announced that the upcoming .Net security devices of Gemalto will be supported by Windows Vista.

Employees of enterprises who will use the devices will have the capability of changing their username and password options through their Gemalto smart cards.

Some features of the devices include cryptograhic capabilites and two-factor authentication.

Enterprises also have the capability on installing security applications on the devices. Document signature and physical access control are some of the applications that enterprises could install on the devices.

Vista will be launched in January and the Gemalto .Net devices will also be released during that time.