RE: [Fed-Talk] CAC Setup on Intel MACs
RE: [Fed-Talk] CAC Setup on Intel MACs
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] CAC Setup on Intel MACs
- From: "Hopfner, Philip (Phil) (CIV)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:02:37 -0700
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] CAC Setup on Intel MACs
As an FYI, the "copy certs" step isn't necessary in the "CAC on a MAC (http://cisr.nps.edu/downloads/nps_cs_06_009.pdf) document. When I was testing how to get the whole thing to work and not finding any concise steps in the forums or on the web, I thought adding the certs was a necessary step. There were numerous issues I was working through to get the thing to work reliably and thought that copying the certs was one of the things that made it work. Turns out it wasn't necessary - but by then the paper was already in circulation. Doesn't hurt anything, but isn't necessary either.
And, not to make it an excuse, but I'm primarily a Windows Sysadmin, Macs were pretty new to me at the time. ;-)
-Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: fed-talk-bounces+phopfner=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+phopfner=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Paul Nelson
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 7:18 AM
To: Mike Jackson; Bush, Robert W (J6C)
Cc: Apple Fed Talk
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] CAC Setup on Intel MACs
This paper keeps getting cited, but I think the step that tells users to
copy their certs to the keychain should not be recommended.
Is there some application that needs this? Why is this in the paper? The
section in question is included below.
Paul Nelson
Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
on 10/5/07 9:05 AM, Mike Jackson at email@hidden wrote:
> http://cisr.nps.edu/downloads/nps_cs_06_009.pdf
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> Mike Jackson Senior Research Engineer
> Innovative Management & Technology Services
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> On Oct 5, 2007, at 10:03 AM, Bush, Robert W (J6C) wrote:
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>> Has anyone successfully setup and used a Federal Common Access Card (CAC) on
>> an Intel based Mac? If so, would you, please, walk me through it?
>>
>From http://cisr.nps.edu/downloads/nps_cs_06_009.pdf
Copy new Certificates from CAC to Login Keychain:
You must copy your CAC credentials from the CAC card to the login (default)
keychain.
a) Insert your USB CAC reader into the system
b) Launch Keychain Access (Go | Utilities | Keychain Access)
c) Click on Show Keychains.
d) Insert your CAC into the reader.
Note that a new entry appears (smart card #x).
e) Click on the smart card #x keychain.
f) Select the certificates with your name (Last.First.MI.xxxxxxx) and click
on Edit
| Copy.
g) Click on the login (default) keychain and click on Edit | Paste.
h) Close Keychain Access.
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