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Cac Card Reader For Mac Military

Question: Q: DOD Common Access Card on a mac I am in the military and use my CAC to log into military sites and digitally sign documents. I read somewhere that all the architecture for a CAC reader is already embedded on a Mac but I can't seem to make it work. InsertChip side up and chip first. Your smart card in the smart card reader or press Ctrl+Alt+Del. A Log On window relevant to your operating system is displayed. For Windows Vista, select a certificate among the smart card certificates compatible with Windows login. The Zoweetek CAC Smart Card Reader is a horizontally standing product capable of reading DOD CAC cards. The Zoweetek is a little larger than some other CAC readers, but still light enough to carry with you after you finish working. Common Access Card (CAC) Information for home use ­. Military cac 1,693 ako 790 militarycac 656 militarycac.com 635 activclient 371 nmci webmail 363. Pure edge 176 ako certificates 171 military cac.com 157 cac card reader for mac 147 cac reader for mac 143 TOP REFERRALS TO YOUR WEBSITE us.army.mil 1,315 help.dr1.us.army.mil 897 google.

SOLUTION FOUND!!!

There is an opensource software called 'Smart Card Manager' which is referenced on militarycac.com as an alternative to using ActivClient 6.2 (AKA for those of us that can't access a CAC secured site to download a program designed to enable the use of a CAC card needed for said site).

I'm not totally sure what the program actually did, however, it seems to have re-established the link between my card reader and my internet browser/certificate management software. Below is the link to the program:

The following instructions will show you step by step on how to install your CAC Reader Software on your personal computer. CAC Reader Installation Instructions. Or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. Question: Q: CAC Card Reader Install For Army AKO How Do I Get My CAC Reader Installed On my Mac Book Air To Access AKO for the army. Everytime I try I get a message about AKO not accepting a certificate. Common Access Card The CAC, a 'smart' card about the size of a credit card, is the standard identification for active duty uniformed Service personnel, Selected Reserve, DoD civilian employees, and eligible contractor personnel.

And below is the link to the page on militarycac.com (Also a wonderful resource for anyone military for finding the latest drivers and certificate packs for your computer and card reader)


Finally, make sure (if you're military) that you have all of the appropriate DoD PKI Root Certificates installed and have uninstalled old/conflicting certificates. Instructions for this can be found by clicking the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) website ( https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/ ) and clicking the CAC Login Help link below the login button in the center of the page. The link will pop up a window with instructions for things to do on the DISA website. Make sure you complete the following:

  1. Follow the instructions to run the Cross-Certificate remover (instructions are found in the popup on NKO.
  2. INSTALL 'Installroot 4' on your machine. To do this choose the 'Trust Store' tab instead of the 'Certificate Validation' tab on the Tools page of the DISA site. 'Installroot 4: NIPR Windows Installer' is the DoD PKI certificate installer that you then need to download and install.

Following all of that, you should be up and running. It's taken me a lot of digging to find this solution and I've done a lot of the working with solutions from militarycac.com in the past and it seems every time windows changes, something about smartcard login on government sites breaks. Hopefully this will save some of the rest of you that headache that we all hate.

*This method has successfully restored my access to all of the military sites I had access to in the past. (MyPay, BUPERS, NFAS, DEERS, NSIPS, NKO, MOVE.MIL) hopefully it works for you as well.

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I'm trying to get started on my correspondence courses, before I hit E4, and I just bought a CAC reader today at the PX. I know you can't just plug and go and that there are certain certificates you must install before being able to use your CAC on your personal computer. Does anyone have knowledge on how to do this? Thanks!
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Visit http://www.militarycac.com
You must install the DOD ROOT CERTIFICATES.
Follow the instructions for your os on the above irl and you will be GTG.

MilitaryCAC provides CAC installation assistance; Find information regarding the Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC)

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