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This portable smart card reader works with most major smart cards.
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Download ACS ACR38 Smart Card Reader Driver 1.0.5 for Mac OS (Card Readers).If you're using a 64-bit OS, be sure to grab the 64-bit. Unless otherwise specified, SmartClient and Smart GWT packages only require a JDK (version 1.7 or later) for immediate use and development of end-to-end examples and prototypes. If you have purchased a commercial license, log in to see your download options below.įor additional information, search the NIH IT Knowledge Base for tutorials, instruction sheets and user guides or refer to the appropriate How-To Guide.įor questions or user support, please contact the NIH IT Service Desk.
Open source middleware is available for Linux and UNIX systems is available at. Thursby PKard for Mac V1.1 for OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard can be found at. Or when smart card is inserted in reader. On a Windows PC, ActivClient is installed if one of the following icons appears in the system tray: Windows 7 and Vista has middleware built-in however, built-in middlewmay not work with the new 128k PIV card and does not offer the additional functionality of the ActivClient middleware (e.g., ability to update/renew your certificates at your desktop).ĪctivClient middleware may already be installed on your computer. Smart card middleware must be installed on your computer before you can use your HHS smart card ID badge to log on to a computer, digitally sign documents, or read encrypted email. The middleware is the communications link (e.g., translator) between applications on your computer and the specialized computer code located on the smart card chip. The smart card reader provides the physical connection between the smart card's computer chip and your computer. Smart card software, known as Middleware, enables computer applications to talk to the computer chip on the smart card.Ī smart card contains a gold computer chip that not only stores public key infrastructure (PKI) digital certificates and their associated private keys, but performs cryptographic functions (i.e., encryption and decryption) with those certificates and keys.