December 2015 - SmartcardServices-Users

Re: [SmartcardServices-Users] [Fed-Talk] CAC-enabled login OS X10.7 & 10.8
by Shawn Geddis 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Michael, All Smart Card related questions should be communicated on Apple's SmartCardServices Project Lists over at MacOSForge.org. A brief debunking of misinformation previously shared on this thread... There are three methods for associating a Smart Card to a given user account in either the local or remote DS. PubKey Hash - Default method used by OS X and requires sc_auth Attribute Matching - requires /etc/cacloginconfig.plist PKINIT - requires /etc/cacloginconfig.plist and Mac bound to a KDC All methods require that the smartcard-sniffer line be present in /etc/authorization for catching the Smart Card and gathering the PIN for the associated Challenge Response with the card for use of the Private Key on the card. Tokend modules no longer ship with OS X (as of OS X Lion), but are freely available for 10.7, 10.8 from Apple's SmartCardServices project at MacOSForge. This is why nothing happens when you insert a reader / card on a vanilla install of OS X Lion or higher. ALL other components of SmartCard Services are present and have even been updated in released versions of OS X since OS X Lion v10.7.0. Project Site: http://smartcardservices.macosforge.org/ Installers: http://smartcardservices.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/installers There are also third-party commercially supported solutions from, for example, Centrify, charismathics and Thursby. ".....Comparing against 10.4 references these seem to indicate that smart card login is already enabled, besides the name change from smartcard-sniffer to PKINITMechanism...." No, "smartcard-sniffer" is NOT a name change for PKINITMechanism. "smartcard-sniffer" performs a swap of the login window (dynamically) and captures PIN "PKINITMechanism" performs the Apple provided PKINIT services for Login Authentication. "...Unfortunately Apple dropped support and now it is a requirement in many places, all places that supply Windows-software for this but if you use OS X you have to find your own solution..." You have the SAME functionality still offered via my installers from Apple's MacOSForge Project You have multiple commercial solutions as well as noted above: Centrify, charismathics and Thursby. Please register and redirect ALL Smart Card related questions to one of the appropriate Mailing list on MacOSForge. http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo Smart Card Users: https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/smartcardservices-users Smart Card Developers: https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/smartcardservices-dev - Shawn ______________________________________________________ Shawn Geddis geddis(a)me.com Enterprise Security Consulting Engineer, Apple geddis(a)apple.com MacOSForge: Smart Card Services Project Lead: Web: http://smartcardservices.macosforge.org/ Lists: http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo ______________________________________________________ On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Michael Kluskens <mklus(a)ieee.org> wrote: > I'm well aware of the sc_auth command and on previous versions of OS X I had CAC login enabled. However, in testing an OS X Lion and an OS X Mt. Lion system, inserting the CAC card has no effect. Both systems otherwise have full CAC functionality and I used the Identity Private Key. > > I have not yet tried this on a clean system with no security configuration (disabling suid's binaries, etc.) so it is possible that both systems have been broken with regards to CAC login. > > I was hoping someone could actually confirm what setup works on OS X 10.7 & 10.8 because at present the discussed information has not worked for me. > > Looking at /etc/authorization under system.login I see: > > builtin:policy-banner > loginwindow:login > builtin:reset-password,privileged > builtin:forward-login,privileged > builtin:auto-login,privileged > builtin:authenticate,privileged > PKINITMechanism:auth,privileged > loginwindow:success > HomeDirMechanism:login,privileged > HomeDirMechanism:status > MCXMechanism:login > loginwindow:done > > and under authenticate I see: > > builtin:authenticate > builtin:reset-password,privileged > builtin:authenticate,privileged > PKINITMechanism:auth,privileged > > Comparing against 10.4 references these seem to indicate that smart card login is already enabled, besides the name change from smartcard-sniffer to PKINITMechanism. > > Michael > >> From: "Danberry, Michael J Mr ARMY GUEST USA" <michael.danberry(a)us.army.mil> >> The specific location for this information is at: http://militarycac.com/errors2.htm#OTHER_QUESTIONS. Question 2 > >> From: "Bomar, Matt W ERDC-RDE-ITL-MS Contractor" <Matthew.W.Bomar(a)erdc.dren.mil> >> >> Have you looked at the "sc_auth" command? It should allow you to associate >> a certificate with a local user account for CAC login. It's still present >> in 10.8. >> >> On 2/14/13 4:30 PM, "Michael Kluskens" <mklus(a)ieee.org> wrote: >> >>> What are the choices for CAC enabled login on OS X 10.7 & 10.8. >>> >>> I'm looking at OS X systems which may not have access to a MS Domain >>> Server, i.e. isolated network. Some would have access and some would not >>> have access all the time. >>> >>> I thought maybe some changes to /etc/authorization might reenable >>> CAC-login but I haven't started an attempt yet. >>> >>> Unfortunately Apple dropped support and now it is a requirement in many >>> places, all places that supply Windows-software for this but if you use >>> OS X you have to find your own solution.

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Re: [SmartcardServices-Users] Will not work after upgrading OS to El Cpaitan
by Butch McCarty 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

Hello again Shawn, I reloaded my OS, tried every CAC program on militarycac.com, went through every blog I could find and I am still not able to get onto any DoD sites, since I upgraded to El Capitan. You requested logging information, and I would love to get that to you, but I am not sure which log file you would like.

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Will not work after upgrading OS to El Cpaitan
by Butch McCarty 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

Hello sir or ma'am, I recently upgraded from Yosemite v10.10 to El Capitan v10.11. As soon as the upgrade was complete, I downloaded the new v2.1.2 installer, ran it successfully, but after I attempt to get onto my.af.mil, I get the "CAC error" screen. This doesn't happen on my other computers and I have swapped out the card readers, which all work on other computers. Is there any fix to El Capitan? -- V/r, Butch McCarty

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PIVKey t800
by Jorgensen, Will A 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

I have been testing with a PIVKey T800. Supposedly it works fine with the native drivers however it is not recognized. On El Capitan modifying the file so that it is recognized (as recommended by PIVKey) is a pain. My question is, is there a reason why we can’t include the PIVKey identifiers in the smart card services install so that everything just works in El Capitan? Please help me understand what I’m missing. Thanks. __________________________________________________ Will Jorgensen IT Engineer Desktop and Mobile Services Pacific Northwest National Laboratory I want to hear your feedback

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Smartcard logon: password for Login keychain
by Vadim 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Dear Yoann, thank you very much for this simple solution! >> I have setup smartcard logon on OS X Yosemite and now each time I login using smartcard I see pop up dialogue "messages agent wants to use the login keychain. Enter the password". >> I understand that the Login keychain is protected by user's password and usually is is opening by OS X with the password, but now OS X has no my password, it has only PIN for my smart card. >> Is there any solution not to use password to unlock Login keychain? >Yes, you can replace your keychain password by your PIN code. It’s not >a good practice in terms of keychain protection but it will >automatically unlock it at the logon time. >Cheers, >Yoann Best regards, Vadim

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Smartcard logon: password for Login keychain
by Vadim 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Hi all, I have setup smartcard logon on OS X Yosemite and now each time I login using smartcard I see pop up dialogue "messages agent wants to use the login keychain. Enter the password". I understand that the Login keychain is protected by user's password and usually is is opening by OS X with the password, but now OS X has no my password, it has only PIN for my smart card. Is there any solution not to use password to unlock Login keychain? Best regards, Vadzim Khrasko

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