What do you mean? CAC support was built-in to Mac OS X 10.4 (pre-Leopard)! And you don't even need to install any drivers to use it on a Mac. On a Windows PC on the other hand. Did you even read the part where it says they've been using Macs for ages?
And you need three different sets of verification on the Windows PC, while on the Mac you authenticate once for the whole session.
"The move is partially due to the upcoming release of software that will allow OS X machines to work with the Army's Common Access Card smart card system..."
And the fact that I have spent HOURS fighting with the Army's email system in one way or another.
crzegrl- If you're using a MAC and having trouble with your CAC, you can try using an Athena card reader, as I've heard other Apple users using them with some success. They're not issued by the mil since it's made by a Japanese company (I guess they're still working on setting up a gov't account) http://www.athena-scs.com/
CACs work on OS X natively since 10.3, and with the Federal Smart Card package in 10.2. The article is referring to Thursby's ADmitMac for CAC, which completes the picture. ADmitMac supports AD smartcard logon (Kerberos with PKINIT) and allows management of OS X systems via group policy.
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I love it that the CAC card readers haven't worked on a Mac as of yet. The Army's system is so secure that the soldier can't get to their own email!
What do you mean? CAC support was built-in to Mac OS X 10.4 (pre-Leopard)! And you don't even need to install any drivers to use it on a Mac. On a Windows PC on the other hand. Did you even read the part where it says they've been using Macs for ages?
And you need three different sets of verification on the Windows PC, while on the Mac you authenticate once for the whole session.
Guess I was reading the part that said:
"The move is partially due to the upcoming release of software that will allow OS X machines to work with the Army's Common Access Card smart card system..."
And the fact that I have spent HOURS fighting with the Army's email system in one way or another.
crzegrl- If you're using a MAC and having trouble with your CAC, you can try using an Athena card reader, as I've heard other Apple users using them with some success. They're not issued by the mil since it's made by a Japanese company (I guess they're still working on setting up a gov't account)
http://www.athena-scs.com/
Wuju---I will put the sacrificial chicken away (yes, I was about to resort to extreme measures!) Thanks for the help. I will definitely check it out.
CACs work on OS X natively since 10.3, and with the Federal Smart Card package in 10.2. The article is referring to Thursby's ADmitMac for CAC, which completes the picture. ADmitMac supports AD smartcard logon (Kerberos with PKINIT) and allows management of OS X systems via group policy.
Army Reserve just recently got CAC working with OWA. They are so fricking slow with security it's pathetic.