Re: [Fed-Talk] More SCR243 problems
Re: [Fed-Talk] More SCR243 problems
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] More SCR243 problems
- From: "Carlsen, David D. Contractor" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 08:47:17 -0400
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] More SCR243 problems
Don,
Why is it again that you are using the SCR243? Perhaps it's time to switch
to an SCRx31. I don't think they're that expensive.
I'm using an SCR531 and have had success in setting it up for use in email &
login on the Mac side and login using VPC.
Regards,
Dave
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On 08-05-2006 02:32, "Don Slife" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Shawn,
>
> I've reloaded the drivers from another laptop, just to make sure I
> didn't muck them up. I moved the CCID bundle out of the drivers
> directory, and still I don't get anything in my keychain. Is there
> anything else I can check to see where things are breaking?
>
> Thanks,
> =>don
>
> Donand A. Slife, CISSP
> SDS International
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Shawn Geddis wrote:
>
>> On Apr 19, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Don Slife wrote:
>>> I am having no success getting my CAC to read with an SCR243
>>> reader. I verified yesterday that the CAC is valid (this is the
>>> first I've actually had to use the PKI cert on the card) so the
>>> problem is somewhere between the PCMCIA device and OSX. (As far
>>> as I know I'm running all the latest patches to 10.4.6)
>>>
>>> I have reviewed as much as I can find on the assorted lists, and
>>> have tried the Info.plist hack for securityd that were recommended
>>> for 10.4.0 - 10.4.5 (I'm running 10.4.6, but you never know)
>>>
>>> The keychain is not showing up in Keychain Access, so I'm hoping
>>> it's a stupid user trick. . .but I sure can't find it. Thus
>>> having just enough system knowledge to be dangerous, I decided to
>>> dive under the hood.
>>
>> Don,
>>
>> Two quick points....
>>
>> Mac OS X 10.4.6 now correctly recognizes PC Card Readers! That
>> said, it appears that during in most cases the PC Card Readers are
>> still conflicting with the CCID Class Driver provided by Apple.
>> You refer to a "info.plist" hack for securityd., but in fact the
>> file is /private/etc/mach_init.d/securityd.plist and now that
>> 10.4.6 is out, you no longer need to make that modification.
>>
>> As for your case, you still need to just move the
>> CCIDClassDriver.bundle aside as was noted in the same directions
>> for 'enabling' PC Card Readers to fully function as expected. It
>> did work, but apparently there was a regression that was introduced
>> since it was released.
>>
>> Perform the following:
>>
>> $ sudo mv /usr/libexec/SmartCardServices/drivers/
>> CCIDClassDriver.bundle ~/Desktop
>>
>> This will move the CCIDClassDriver.bundle to your desktop and out
>> of the way -- avoiding the conflict. You might want to hang onto
>> it just in case.
>>
>>
>> Now, to include the most recent email message I sent to several
>> other folks directly regarding Smart Card Support -- until I get
>> out my Smart Card Admin & User Guide... soon! Really!
>>
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