Vista logon with smart card

[TRossi]

How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned systems

& networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are both

cuurently installed and working properly

--

R.L.T.W.

 

[Paul Adare]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:28:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

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> How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

> issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

> e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned systems

> & networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are both

> cuurently installed and working properly</span>

Unless your computer is joined to the domain/forest from which the card was

issued, you can't use the card for logon. Smart card logon to a Windows

system requires Kerberos authentication and in a work group environment you

don't have Kerberos.

--

Paul Adare

MVP - Virtual Machines

http://www.identit.ca

One if by LAN, two if by C. -- Paul Revere, as told by John Karwoski

 

[Allan]

"TRossi" <TRossi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B6B050D4-C163-4C67-9F7D-277E36C2686F@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

> issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

> e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned

> systems

> & networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are

> both

> cuurently installed and working properly

> --

> R.L.T.W.</span>

Why do you even want to be able to use a government-owned smart card on your

personal computer? You need to set up a smart card for your own personal

usage and keep the two applications separate for security reasons. I don't

think you have thought this through properly.

--

Allan

 

[TRossi]

Paul,

Is this a Vista OS issue? DoD owned laptops running XP which are issued by

my HQ are configured to allow smart card login without network / domain

connection. The initial smart card login requires netwrok / domain

connection, but all usage after does not. And to be honest I have no idea

what a Kerberos is. I am not an IT person just an end user with a bit more

knowledge than the average joe.

--

R.L.T.W.

"Paul Adare" wrote:

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> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:28:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

> > issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

> > e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned systems

> > & networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are both

> > cuurently installed and working properly</span>

>

> Unless your computer is joined to the domain/forest from which the card was

> issued, you can't use the card for logon. Smart card logon to a Windows

> system requires Kerberos authentication and in a work group environment you

> don't have Kerberos.

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> MVP - Virtual Machines

> http://www.identit.ca

> One if by LAN, two if by C. -- Paul Revere, as told by John Karwoski

> </span>

 

[Paul Adare]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:54:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Is this a Vista OS issue? DoD owned laptops running XP which are issued by

> my HQ are configured to allow smart card login without network / domain

> connection. The initial smart card login requires netwrok / domain

> connection, but all usage after does not.</span>

No, this is not a Vista issue. The DoD owned laptops are joined to one of

the DoD domains which is why you can logon with the CAC. They need to be

connected to the domain for the initial logon at which time logon

credentials are cached. Once the credentials are cached, they can logon

with no connection.

Your home computer is not joined to one of the DoD domains so you'll never

be able to use your CAC for logon.

--

Paul Adare

MVP - Virtual Machines

http://www.identit.ca

Overflow on /dev/null; please empty the bit bucket.

 

[TRossi]

Paul,

Thanks, not what I wanted to hear but now I know.

--

R.L.T.W.

"Paul Adare" wrote:

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> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:54:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Is this a Vista OS issue? DoD owned laptops running XP which are issued by

> > my HQ are configured to allow smart card login without network / domain

> > connection. The initial smart card login requires netwrok / domain

> > connection, but all usage after does not.</span>

>

> No, this is not a Vista issue. The DoD owned laptops are joined to one of

> the DoD domains which is why you can logon with the CAC. They need to be

> connected to the domain for the initial logon at which time logon

> credentials are cached. Once the credentials are cached, they can logon

> with no connection.

> Your home computer is not joined to one of the DoD domains so you'll never

> be able to use your CAC for logon.

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> MVP - Virtual Machines

> http://www.identit.ca

> Overflow on /dev/null; please empty the bit bucket.

> </span>

 

[Chief]

TRossi,

Disregard the gentlemens answers below, they obviously do not know your

needs for CAC login (AKO Guest Acct Management, LOGSA, HRC, etc.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Login to AKO, go to "Quick Links" "CAC Resource Center"

2. Follow the instructions and download Active Client 6.0 or 6.1 (32 bit file)

3. Open the middleware (Active Client), go to the "Tools" tab, "Advanced",

"Make Certificates Available to Windows"

4. Register your CAC with AKO (unless you have already done so from a

military domain).

This will get you going...........

Chief Out

"TRossi" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

> issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

> e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned systems

> & networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are both

> cuurently installed and working properly

> --

> R.L.T.W.</span>

 

[Chief]

I forgot to mention if you need a driver for that older model reader for XP

or Vista, go to

http://www.scbsolutions.com/support.htm

"TRossi" wrote:

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> How do I configure Vista to allow me logon to my home computer using a DoD

> issued smart card. It is currently used to access my DoD e-mail and for

> e-signature authorization, and has the ability to logon to DoD owned systems

> & networks. The card reader and 3rd party software (Activeclient) are both

> cuurently installed and working properly

> --

> R.L.T.W.</span>

 

[Gretchen]

Citibank virtual numbers

Anyone know how to resolve the incompatibility issues with Vista and

Citibank credit cards virtual card numbers?

Thanks

 

[Bob]

Re: Citibank virtual numbers

Use the online version instead of the downloaded version.

"Gretchen" <minermucker@jeffbb.net> wrote in message

news:uBRpyAOgIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> Anyone know how to resolve the incompatibility issues with Vista and

> Citibank credit cards virtual card numbers?

> Thanks </span>

 

[Kat Kirby]

I have to disagree - this is not a DoD problem. My personal desktop - which

is running XP - was not issued by the government and has never been in their

possession. However, XP allowed me to set up the reader and drivers and is

working with no gliches using my DoD issued smart card. This has to be a

Vista problem - I downloaded the drivers for another reader onto my laptop;

seems to be working. But not allowing the website to see my certificate.

Vista is telling me that it doesn't have enough information about the issuer.

Sounds like a security setting....????

"Paul Adare" wrote:

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> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:54:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Is this a Vista OS issue? DoD owned laptops running XP which are issued by

> > my HQ are configured to allow smart card login without network / domain

> > connection. The initial smart card login requires netwrok / domain

> > connection, but all usage after does not.</span>

>

> No, this is not a Vista issue. The DoD owned laptops are joined to one of

> the DoD domains which is why you can logon with the CAC. They need to be

> connected to the domain for the initial logon at which time logon

> credentials are cached. Once the credentials are cached, they can logon

> with no connection.

> Your home computer is not joined to one of the DoD domains so you'll never

> be able to use your CAC for logon.

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> MVP - Virtual Machines

> http://www.identit.ca

> Overflow on /dev/null; please empty the bit bucket.

> </span>

 

[Paul Adare]

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:11:01 -0700, Kat Kirby wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I have to disagree - this is not a DoD problem. My personal desktop - which

> is running XP - was not issued by the government and has never been in their

> possession. However, XP allowed me to set up the reader and drivers and is

> working with no gliches using my DoD issued smart card. This has to be a

> Vista problem - I downloaded the drivers for another reader onto my laptop;

> seems to be working. But not allowing the website to see my certificate.

> Vista is telling me that it doesn't have enough information about the issuer.

> Sounds like a security setting....????</span>

You're comparing apples to oranges here. The original post was asking about

using the CAC card to logon with, not simply to access a web site.

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>

> "Paul Adare" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:54:01 -0800, TRossi wrote:

>> <span style="color:darkred">

>>> Is this a Vista OS issue? DoD owned laptops running XP which are issued by

>>> my HQ are configured to allow smart card login without network / domain

>>> connection. The initial smart card login requires netwrok / domain

>>> connection, but all usage after does not.</span>

>>

>> No, this is not a Vista issue. The DoD owned laptops are joined to one of

>> the DoD domains which is why you can logon with the CAC. They need to be

>> connected to the domain for the initial logon at which time logon

>> credentials are cached. Once the credentials are cached, they can logon

>> with no connection.

>> Your home computer is not joined to one of the DoD domains so you'll never

>> be able to use your CAC for logon.

>>

>> --

>> Paul Adare

>> MVP - Virtual Machines

>> http://www.identit.ca

>> Overflow on /dev/null; please empty the bit bucket.

>></span></span>

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Paul Adare

http://www.identit.ca

Overflow on /dev/null; please empty the bit bucket.