There is an opensource software called 'Smart Card Manager' which is referenced on militarycac.com as an alternative to using ActivClient 6.2 (AKA for those of us that can't access a CAC secured site to download a program designed to enable the use of a CAC card needed for said site).
I'm not totally sure what the program actually did, however, it seems to have re-established the link between my card reader and my internet browser/certificate management software. Below is the link to the program:
And below is the link to the page on militarycac.com (Also a wonderful resource for anyone military for finding the latest drivers and certificate packs for your computer and card reader) Screen reader for mac.
Download and install the OS X Smartcard Services package The OS X Smartcard Services Package allows a Mac to read and communicate with a smart card. In order for your machine to recognize your CAC certificates and DoD websites as trusted, the installer will load the DoD CA certificates on OS X.
Then I plugged it into my mac, put my CAC card in and was on DoD website once I added the certificates. It is working good, though I wish Safari was better! Note: I am using OSX 10.5.2 and a USB ActivCard reader.
How to Install a CAC Reader for Mac. October 22, 2017 February 10, 2018 by CACUser. Step 4: Download and install CAC Enabler. Download zip. Common Reasons Why Your CAC Card Won’t Work On Your Mac. Ensure Your CAC Card Meets the Standards: In order for your CAC card to work, it must meet the minimal requirements.
Finally, make sure (if you're military) that you have all of the appropriate DoD PKI Root Certificates installed and have uninstalled old/conflicting certificates. Instructions for this can be found by clicking the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) website ( https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/ ) and clicking the CAC Login Help link below the login button in the center of the page. The link will pop up a window with instructions for things to do on the DISA website. Make sure you complete the following:
Includes: Smart card reader, quick start guide, warranty card Compatible: Windows and Mac compatible, Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 bit/64 bit), 8, MAC OSX 10.4 or later (32 bit/64 bit, embedded smart card services), Linux Redhat, Ubuntu, Fedora (Kernel 2.4 or later). AU9540 -> AU9520 to be able to use the below readers on a Mac. Works on the following IOGear CAC reader models: GSR202, GSR202V, & GSR203. Some IOGear CAC readers have a firmware version that will not work on a Mac (AU9540), this page will show you how to change it to AU9520, which will work on your Mac using a program called.
Follow the instructions to run the Cross-Certificate remover (instructions are found in the popup on NKO.
INSTALL 'Installroot 4' on your machine. To do this choose the 'Trust Store' tab instead of the 'Certificate Validation' tab on the Tools page of the DISA site. 'Installroot 4: NIPR Windows Installer' is the DoD PKI certificate installer that you then need to download and install.
Following all of that, you should be up and running. It's taken me a lot of digging to find this solution and I've done a lot of the working with solutions from militarycac.com in the past and it seems every time windows changes, something about smartcard login on government sites breaks. Hopefully this will save some of the rest of you that headache that we all hate.
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*This method has successfully restored my access to all of the military sites I had access to in the past. (MyPay, BUPERS, NFAS, DEERS, NSIPS, NKO, MOVE.MIL) hopefully it works for you as well.