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  • Until the PKard Reader and Tactivo devices arrived for the iPhone and iPad, military and DOD personnel had to use either a PC or Mac to remotely access CAC-secured sites, even for Webmail, travel.
  • Enhancing Security. Simplifying Lives. Thursby Software HQ 4901 South Collins Street Arlington, TX 76018 USA thursby.com Technical or sales support by a real.
  • PKard ® for Mac replaces the native macOS PKI solution to provide users with a solid product with full, free, U.S. Based support. It is the same commercial code used by the Pentagon, all six DoD services, White House, NIH, and DOI across tens of thousands of Mac users since the mid-2000s.
  • There are a small handful of CAC/Smart Card readers for IOS devices (I have one through Thursby that connects to the dock connector) And yes, DISA has approved IOS for use by DoD (although it's yet to have gotten signed off on any of the service CIOs).
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I think I'm at the point of purchasing a PC just to gain CAC access at home for personal use.

Thursby's PKard Reader solution lets people securely access web-based email, portals and collaboration sites using U.S. Government issued CAC, PIV or other approved smart cards and approved readers such as Thursby's own $149.99 hardware, the most widely deployed solution for iPad/iPhone smart card Identity, Credentials and Access Management (ICAM). A program that helps your CAC reader communicate with your. Program written by Thursby Software to use CACs with Mac Computers: PKard for iOS. File type to aid in using CAC with Mac OS X. URL: Universal Resource Locator (web address) USB: Universal Serial Bus.

Things I have done so far:

Thursby Cac Reader For Mac

-I've purchased the Identiv SCR3500 Smartfold Smart Card Reader with many people recommending it as a good CAC reader for Mac in general

-Followed every step on militarycac.com in order to use my CAC reader with my IMac

-Installed the PKard enabler (although I don't think I really needed it) by Thursby

I use either chrome or safari, however after completing all these steps, neither browsers work when I try to gain access to either the portal or DTS.

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My computer and Thursby's PKard enabler program recognize my CAC and its certificates when plugged in but for some reason gaining access to portal or DTS is simply not working out.

Any suggestions?

UPDATE

tacmedrn's solution worked wonders. I even got DTS to work at home. Thank you so much!

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BYOD becomes a bit more complicated when you work in an environment that requires stronger forms of authentication than a username and password combination. A close inspection of the iPhone or iPad reveals neither a fingerprint sensor nor a smart card reader, for example. Fortunately, vendors such as Thursby Software and Precise Biometrics have rushed in to fill the void.

Thursby Software's PKard Reader and Precise Biometrics' Tactivo support the major standard smart card formats including the CAC (Common Access Card) used by the U.S. military and DOD (Department of Defense). I tested the products by using an iPhone 4S and an iPad 2, both running iOS 6.1, to access a number of military and DOD websites that require CAC authentication.

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Until the PKard Reader and Tactivo devices arrived for the iPhone and iPad, military and DOD personnel had to use either a PC or Mac to remotely access CAC-secured sites, even for Webmail, travel, and unclassified administrative tasks. As prices fall, these workers will be sorely tempted to buy one of these readers -- and so will many iPhone and iPad users in private sector companies that require smart card authentication.

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Common capabilities and limitations
Thursby's PKard Reader and Precise Biometrics' Tactivo worked as advertised, allowing me to successfully check email on both the Navy Marine Corps Email and the Army Email AKO sites.

Note, however, that the Safari browser on the iPhone and iPad does not support smart card authentication. In order to facilitate browsing of websites that authenticate using smart cards or CACs, Thursby's PKard Reader and Precise Biometrics' Tactivo both include Thursby's free PKard Reader app. (Military and DOD and government personnel will like that the PKard Reader app lets you bookmark commonly used CAC-required sites, organized in service favorite folders such as Navy Sites, Army Sites, Air Force Sites, DOD Sites, Marine Corps Sites, Coast Guard, and Federal Government.)

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