RE: [Fed-Talk] Mac Book Pro and a CAC reader (UNCLASSIFIED)
RE: [Fed-Talk] Mac Book Pro and a CAC reader (UNCLASSIFIED)
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Mac Book Pro and a CAC reader (UNCLASSIFIED)
- From: "Monahan, Jim CONT ATSC" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:10:39 -0500
Title: RE: [Fed-Talk] Mac Book Pro and a CAC reader (UNCLASSIFIED)
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I've found the SCR331 to be the best option for the Mac, as long as the firmware is at least v 5.18. You'll probably need a windows box to flash the readers firmware if it is not up to date.
Setup procedures for the CAC reader are different depending on the OS (10.4 or 10.3) and the processor (G4/5 or Intel). That is, 10.4 is a different process than 10.3, and Intel has a different process than the Gx
I have a step by step for 10.4 and G4/5 machines, but not the Intels.
Check the board archives in the July/August timeframe for messages from....Lucy Liew.
She has an intel Mac. I believe she posted the correct procedure for the Intel series.
Jim Monahan
Network Systems Engineer
RSI, Inc, A CIBER Company
Army Training Support Center
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From: fed-talk-bounces+monahanj=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+monahanj=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Lawrence D Hare
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 10:54 AM
To: Stephen Bates
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Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Mac Book Pro and a CAC reader
Steven - Thanks for your reply.
I am not altogether pleased with Apple's claim that it is helping Federal customers with out-of-the-box support, it is no more out of the box than I am! Much easier on the PC. And does the Apple Federal Security team actually exist? I have sent a number of e-mails to them and never received a response.
I am getting nowhere with this Cherry, and I see a much nicer device is available from SCM Microsystems, their SCR331, http://www.scbsolutions.com/Brochures/SCR331.pdf. Their brochure indicates Apple support, OS X, and it says it is CCID compliant. It would appear to be plug and play. It is also much more compact than this Cherry.
I have found sources available for $20 on the web from thenerds.net and $25 from scbsolution.com; not sure which is best.
I have sent email to SCM Microsystems asking if they can send me further information about testing and Mac certification, we'll see what they say. If I can drop $20 for a compact reader than simply WORKS - then I'll have no complaints. But I wish Apple would stand behind its statement that it is helping Federal customers - haven't helped me much so far!
Lawrence
On Dec 27, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Stephen Bates wrote:
While there is a generic list of vendors at http://www.apple.com/itpro/federal/
One might wonder why these CAC readers aren't available for purchase at the Apple Store, as well as simple CAC 101 guides from Apple Federal.
Making iPhoto books on a Mac is easy. Burning a CD of my favorite music with iTunes is easy. Regular IMAP email and even Exchange on a Mac is easy.
Having a holistic solution with DoD CAC cards on a Mac (signing and encrypting email with Mail and Entourage, website authentication using CAC with both Safari and Firefox) is still Black Magic.
-buy a Mac Professional product
-buy a compatible CAC reader
-configure Mac for CAC usage
-having a user actually use their CAC
vrsb
On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:48 AM, Lawrence D Hare wrote:
Is there a definitive guide located anywhere for getting CAC readers to work on the Mac Book Pro, and are there recommendations for CAC readers that work natively maybe?
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