Re: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support for third party OS X Applications...
Re: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support for third party OS X Applications...
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support for third party OS X Applications...
- From: Mark Radleigh <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:47:53 -1000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support for third party OS X Applications...
I downloaded Adobe Reader 9 and tried it out with the latest pre-built
CoolKey kit with no success. While Acrobat 9 (as with 8) did recognize the
library, I could not get it to see my CAC (even after importing *all* the
DoD CAs and setting their trust levels). Apparently, you were able to
successfully threaten your Mac into submission (I guess the hammer I had
sitting on my desk next to my Mac didn't work).
V/R,
--
Mark Radleigh, Contractor, AFRL/RDSM
Maui High Performance Computing Center
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> From: "Mueller, David S CIV SSC San Diego, 2872" <email@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 08:07:38 -0700
> To: "Timothy J. Miller" <email@hidden>, Mark Radleigh
> <email@hidden>
> Cc: Apple FED-TALK <email@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support forthird
> party OS X Applications...
>
> With respect to Adobe Reader, I had not been able to get Coolkey to work
> on Mac OS X with Adobe Reader 8.x. It was able to get it to work with
> Adobe Reader 9.0.0. The module library path that I use is:
>
> /usr/local/lib/pkcs11/libcoolkeypk11.dylib
>
> - David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy J. Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:10 AM
> To: Mark Radleigh
> Cc: Apple FED-TALK
> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Smart Cards (CAC) and PKCS#11 library support
> forthird party OS X Applications...
>
>
> Mark Radleigh wrote:
>
>> Anyways, I feel the need for a (working) PKCS#11 library to support
>> third party applications that do not utilize the native OS X 'Tokend'
>> security infrastructure has grown to a near-critical point.
>
> Technically, *all* PKCS#11 modules bypass CDSA (which securityd and
> tokend are components of), and plug the application directly into PC/SC.
>
> PC/SC uses IFD handlers to manage card edges--there's one for CAC and
> one for PIV among others on OS X.
>
>> I have installed CoolKey (both self-compiled and pre-built binaries)
>> without any success
>
> Unfortunately I've not managed to convince Adobe Reader to load the
> Coolkey PKCS#11 module. This seems to be because Adobe expects the
> bundle structure, not the raw module. I've not had motivation yet to
> try to package libcoolkeypk11 up and see what happens.
>
> Works reliably for me in Firefox and Thunderbird, so I'm wondering what
> the problem is (aside from Adobe, above) at your end.
>
>> So, can anyone help with this issue or enlighten me to any future
>> plans? Any help is appreciated. Maybe I just need a vacation and
>> everything will work magically when I get back. One can always
>> hope... :)
>
> I find it helpful to whisper threats into the computer microphone. The
> system must properly fear you.
>
> -- Tim
>
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