
If you do not see this field, select a different certificate. It should begin with “Smart Card Logon”: this indicates it is the correct certificate. Make sure you choose the correct certificate! Select“Click here to view certificate properties,” click “Details,” scroll half-way, and locate Enhanced Key Usage.

Select your Smart Card Logon certificate from the Windows Security window. Right-click the icon and select View Keys.ĥ. A window will not open, but the Pageant icon will appear on the menu bar.Ĥ. Open Pageant by clicking the executable.ģ.


If you have a forge.mil account, download the latest PuTTY-CAC package from forge.mil.Van Dyke Secure CRT, a commercial product, also supports PIV SSH login for multiple platforms, including Windows and Mac. PuTTY-CAC, a fork of the Open Source PuTTY SSH client, resolves this issue. Most Unix-like systems are configured to use the SSH protocol for remote access, but most SSH client applications do not support PIV as required by Federal policy.
#PIV CARD READER FOR MAC NIH HOW TO#
How To – PuTTY-CAC – Install, set up, and log on Background
