Questions tagged [smart-card]
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How did my job's Smart Card become able to authenticate into my personal Macbook Pro?
Quick History: I purchased a 2023 Macbook Pro 16" a few months ago and promptly followed some guide that enables Smart Card authentication for DOD sites in Firefox. I wish I knew all the actions ...
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How do I restart Kerberos
What OS process can I kill or force quit to terminate Kerberos? It's gotten into some bad state where choosing Sign in only brings up an empty white box (missing the normal prompts inside).
I use ...
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How do I import smart card certs to use with Microsoft Outlook?
My goal is to send a signed email using a smart card (CAC). On support.microsoft.com, I found a help page that shows how to use sign the email using a cert, but I can't figure out how to select the ...
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Using tap cards to log in
I would like to know if it’s possible to log into MacOS with a tap card like you would use for access control on facility doors etc.
I am familiar with smart cards and would strongly prefer my ...
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Why is my Mac Mini asking for the admin password even though it is set up for SmartCard + PIN
I have a Mac Mini, running Monterey, and am trying to install a new version of Visual Studio for mac. When I install the app, it asks for the admin password. I try to enter the password, but it says I ...
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How can I use my YubiKey certificate as SSH private/public keys on macOS?
The YubiKey provides authentication with PIV. How can I use my YubiKey smart card certificate to connect securely to other hosts with SSH using the public key method?
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Unlock Keychain items using Yubikey
I have setup my Yubikey as a smart card so I can login with the key and its PIN code. After logging in with the Yubikey, the login keychain is unlocked. However, opening a keychain item en trying to ...
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OSX Touch ID not available when exiting sleep
For many years ago I installed/modified something in the OS to enable Smart Card support.
I am now at OS X Monterey and still am not able to get the possibility to use Touch ID in the popup window ...
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Yubikey stops TouchID from working
I use a Yubikey Nano (USB-C) and it allows me to 2FA very conveniently.
When I plugged it in, my macOS gave me the option to pair it with my login account and use it as a way of logging in as well. I ...
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Certs from Smart Card not showing up or viewable in keychain
I am trying to get a smart card reader functioning on my Mac just upgraded to 12.1 and the reader is seen by the system, and the card is shown, but no certs? Can put the card in a computer next to it (...
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How to clone an NFC tag using iPhone?
My university card is an NFC card, and I would like to create a duplicate of it. I have tried multiple apps through which I have been able to read it and write other stuff. But I don't know how to ...
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Unable to redirect SmartCard in Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac. Option greyed out
I've been using Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac to connect to a windows machine.
I used to be able to redirect a smart card to the remote windows computer. I recently upgraded the RDP app on Mac and ...
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PIV Card Smartcard not showing up in Keychain after the upgrade from Mojave to Catalina
My Mac laptop is running Mojave 10.14.6.
I use the PIV Card Smartcard to login and to connect to Cisco VPN and the PIV Card Smartcard shows up correctly in Keychain. Everything works well.
After the ...
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How to proceed getting a Smart ID card reader for old and new MacBooks Air?
I have related questions about a smart ID card reader for my MacBook Air.
I need to insert a Smart ID card into a reader connected to my laptop when logged into a website for ID verification. I'm a ...
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Locking my Macbook when I remove my smartcard
I have a smartcard paired with my account on my 2015 Macbook. I'm running Catalina 10.15.4 (despite the horror stories). After I first paired the card, when I removed it my screen would lock. I ...
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How do I pair a second smartcard to my MacBook?
I have a couple smartcards issued by my employer. Each is for a different account. When I plugged one in to my MacBook running Catalina (10.15.3) for the first time I was prompted to pair it. I think. ...
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Smart card-only login
We were setting up to only allow user to login into mac using Yubikey by following this article https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208372
We are now able to login using Yuibikey but mac still allow to ...
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How can I restart the smart card service since OSX Yosmite without rebooting?
In OSX Yosmite, the pcsc service was replaced with Apple's own "Crypto Token Kit" for handling smart cards. We used to be able to restart pcscd like in this answer, but I have not been able to find a ...
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Removing smart card login from my Mac
I've seen a lot of questions about adding a smart card login to a Mac, but my problem is the opposite.
I have a company smart card that I use on my personal computer sometimes for checking webmail ...
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SSH keybased authentication using smartcard
I originally posted this on Information Security but am hoping to attract an answer here since this is OSX specific.
So I'm fairly new to more secure forms of key management, I've been used to ...
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