[SmartcardServices-Users] ECA Smart Cards on Snow Leopard

Ruben Brochner brochner at mac.com
Mon Mar 21 05:40:12 PDT 2011


I had some luck getting Keychain Access to see the new cards using the OpenSC software:

http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc
http://www.opensc-project.org/files/opensc/OpenSC-0.12.0-10.6.dmg

I did not have time to test it thoroughly, however.

- Ruben


On Mar 21, 2011, at 5:15 AM, Pitts, Sean J Mr CIV USN wrote:

> Not sure what "ECA" stands for, but I got a new badge on Friday. It is an
> Oberthur ID One 128 v5.5 Dual. It didn't work with my OSX 10.6.6, ActiveCard
> reader. I went to www.militarycac.com/snowleopard.htm. It has a "Gemalto TOP
> DL GX4 144" fix for free. It didn't work with my Oberthur card. But I
> noticed a "new" link on this page to PKard by Thursby Software. It costs
> $29.95. Thursby offers free trials but not for PKard. I downloaded the free
> trial for ADmit Mac PKI ($239 for 1 year license!).
> 
> Keychain Access 4.1 sees my certificates, and I have access again.
> 
> I plan to buy PKard as Thursby states on its website that PKard is just for
> remote user access which is all I need. The ADmit Mac PKI free trial is only
> for 3 weeks.
> 
> If you hear of a free fix, please let me know.
> 
> 
> On 3/18/11 5:36 PM, "Suzanne Stevens, Contractor, Code 5595"
> <suzanne.stevens.ctr at nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone made or heard of any progress with regards to ECA Smart Cards on
>> Snow Leopard?  The last update I can find is that the card shows up in
>> Keychain Access but the certificates aren't available.
>> 
>> Thanks for any info,
>> Suzanne
>> _______________________________________________
>> SmartcardServices-Users mailing list
>> SmartcardServices-Users at lists.macosforge.org
>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/smartcardservices-users
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sean J. Pitts
> SSC LANT Naples Office
> Code 55810
> Office:
>              DSN:    314-626-3839
> Commercial:  +39.081.568.3839
>               Cell:  +39.335.740.4967
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> SmartcardServices-Users mailing list
> SmartcardServices-Users at lists.macosforge.org
> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/smartcardservices-users



More information about the SmartcardServices-Users mailing list