December 2018 - USD(P&R) and DoD CIO Memo, 'Modernizing the Common Access Card - Streamlining and Improving Operational Interoperability' on reducing and realigning CAC certificates; July 2018 - DoD PKI Deployment of New CAs (49 to 52). FOUO available upon request (cacsupport@mail.mil).
- How to set up CAC reader on personal computer?: I'm trying to get started on my correspondence courses, before I hit E4, and I just bought a CAC reader today at the PX. I know you can't just plug and go and that there are certain certificates you must install before being able to use your CAC on your personal computer.
- CAC Reader Driver (reader “talks” to computer) ActivClient (card “talks” to Windows) LotusForms (view forms) (replaced PureEdge) ApproveIt (sign forms) AcitvClient software is accessed using your AKO username / password (for Army personnel) Lotus & ApproveIt require CAC.YOU MUST BE AN ADMINISTRATOR ON YOUR COMPUTER TO.
SOLUTION FOUND!!!
Military Cac Card Driver
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)
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:
- 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.
*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.
From SCM Microsystems: Update your SmartCardReader USB drivers for model SCR3310.SCM's SCR3310 and SCR3310v2.0 are small and ergonomic USB smart card readers, with backside mounting holes. The readers are ISO 7816 compliant, and can be used for cards in ID 1 card format.
This installer contains PC/SC driver and CT-API library and can be used for SCR531 USB, SCR331 CCID, SCR333, SCR335, SCR355, SCR338, SCR3310, SCR3311, SCR3320, SCR3340, @MAXX Family and SCT3511
SCR331 and SCR531 users note that only readers that have CCID firmware are supported. Readers that have firmware Rev 2.0 and above are CCID. This driver may also be used with the following third party products: Goldtouch ErgoSecure SC 2.0 keyboard, Datakey DKR830. If the host is running Windows 98 SE or Windows Me, ensure that Microsoft Smart Card Base Components are installed on the host before atempting to install the drivers.
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Update your SmartCardReader USB drivers for model SCR3310.SCM's SCR3310 and SCR3310v2.0 are small and ergonomic USB smart card readers, with backside mounting holes. The readers are ISO 7816 compliant, and can be used for cards in ID 1 card format.
Military Cac Card Reader Software
This installer contains PC/SC driver and CT-API library and can be used for SCR531 USB, SCR331 CCID, SCR333, SCR335, SCR355, SCR338, SCR3310, SCR3311, SCR3320, SCR3340, @MAXX Family and SCT3511
SCR331 and SCR531 users note that only readers that have CCID firmware are supported. Readers that have firmware Rev 2.0 and above are CCID. This driver may also be used with the following third party products: Goldtouch ErgoSecure SC 2.0 keyboard, Datakey DKR830. If the host is running Windows 98 SE or Windows Me, ensure that Microsoft Smart Card Base Components are installed on the host before atempting to install the drivers.