Once you have your CAC reader, plug it into your Mac and ensure your computer recognizes it. If you have one of the CAC readers we suggested above, then you should be good to go. If you are testing a different version, then verify that your Mac accepts your CAC reader by following these steps.

You don't need middleware for it to work with a MAC, at least with the ActivCard I am using. I used a windows box to upgrade the firmware. Then I plugged it into my mac, put my CAC card in and was on DoD website once I added the certificates. It is working good, though I wish Safari was better! Note: I am using OSX 10.5.2 and a USB ActivCard reader. Checkout this link and pay special attention to the links the author references at the end.

There is a link to a guy that has the firmware update for the ActivCard reader I am using. It works with apple mail, entourage, and with Safari. I use it to input data at a DoD website, and it is clunky with Safari, because they us IE standards, but I am getting by now. My earlier link worked at work because I had my CAC in!!! OK: Here is the firmware flashing download!

It was hard to find, but the google 'gods' smiled on me Edit: Follow link to SmartCards/Drivers/FirmwareFlashing and you will find the firmware. A direct link to it would not work. And here is one link that will help: And another!!!

Notice the directions for firmware updating requires windows, I think there is actually an updated firmware somewhere to do it from linux and MAC. Good luck and hope this helps! Q's about VM fusion & flashing the cac reader So glad I found this thread, seems like you guys have done what I am trying to do. I want to use my DOD CAC card with my ActivCard reader on my imac. I have an imac with VMFusion running XP. It recognizes there is a USB card reader, but acts as if the drivers are not installed.

Won't recognize there is a card in the reader, shows up in the Device Manager as an 'other device' with a yellow explaination point. Hp driver for mac. Right clicking on update driver to find one or install one from the csmmicro site doesn't work.

If anyone knows how to fix this I would like to use VMFusion b/c the card reader is my companies and not sure I could flash the firmware. About flashing the firmware. Can I get it back to what it is now? 3.I also use the card reader with my PC when I travel and think if I changed the firmware I would not be able to use it with my PC and imac.

Is this true? Thanks so much for your time. So glad I found this thread, seems like you guys have done what I am trying to do. I want to use my DOD CAC card with my ActivCard reader on my imac. I have an imac with VMFusion running XP.