At this time, the best advice for obtaining a card reader is through working with your home component. Typically Macs do not come with card readers and therefore an external card reader is necessary. You can get started using your CAC on your Mac OS X system by following these basic steps:

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Make certificates available to your operating system and/or browser, if necessary.

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If you’re running an alternate operating system such as Mac OS or Linux, you can import certificates from the PKCS 7 bundle. In order for your machine to recognize your CAC certificates and DoD websites as trusted, run the InstallRoot utility ( 32-bit, 64-bit or Non Administrator) to install the DoD CA certificates on Microsoft operating systems. Install DoD root certificates with InstallRoot ( 32-bit, 64-bit or Non Administrator).You can find their contact information on our Contact Us tab. Please contact your CC/S/A for more information on the middleware requirements for your organization. You may need additional middleware, depending on the operating system you use. In addition, please review the CAC smart card reader requirements for more information regarding the requirements for a card reader. You can get started using your CAC by following these basic steps:Īt this time, the best advice for obtaining a card reader is to work with your home component to get one. Middleware (if necessary, depending on your operating system version).

Mac smart card reader