unimatrixzer0 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 How can I use my Smart Card (CAC) to Logon to Windows 7? Is this a feature already integrated into Windows 7? Do I need a certain version of Windows 7 or third party app? As an alternative to using a password I'd like to be able to logon to my personal Windows 7 computer using my Gov. issued CAC. I tried google and searching for youtube how-to's but no luck. Is it so easy that it's not worth posting a step-by-step guide? Any help is appreciated. I don't know if using a Smart Card to logon would be more secure than having a password, I just think it would be a neat way to logon since I have my CAC with me all the time. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiWanToby Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I am pretty sure this is not possible. I think the CAC has some certificates that are stored in AD for the government systems. I myself have wondered this myself. I mainly use the CAC for VPN nothing else. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted June 17, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hello, From looking at Wikipedia and the CAC home page, I don't think the Department of Defense is going to let you use your smart card to log into your personal computer. You could obtain a USB- or ExpressCard-based smart card adapter and use another smart card to login, or if you don't want to carry another card, perhaps add a fingerprint reader. AuthenTec (formerly UPEK) makes a number of USB-based readers. I've been using the original Eikon model with Microsoft Windows 7 x64 SP1 and it works quite well. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vletoux Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Get a look at EIDAuthenticate which allows smart card on stand alone computer.It's working with the CAC smart card. You can download the community edition for free : http://www.mysmartlogon.com/products/eidauthenticate.html regards, Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hello, From looking at Wikipedia and the CAC home page, I don't think the Department of Defense is going to let you use your smart card to log into your personal computer. You could obtain a USB- or ExpressCard-based smart card adapter and use another smart card to login, or if you don't want to carry another card, perhaps add a fingerprint reader. AuthenTec (formerly UPEK) makes a number of USB-based readers. I've been using the original Eikon model with Microsoft Windows 7 x64 SP1 and it works quite well. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Authentec got bought out by Apple, and in typical apple fashion, stopped selling anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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