USE TRUSTED END NODE SECURITY (TENS) formerly LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE SECURITY (LPS) TO DOWNLOAD ACTIVCLIENT or NO INSTALL CAC ACCESS (using your computer with an Intel processor) |
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Some information about LPS and its benefits
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Watch this video to see what LPS can help you with (once you have it installed following instructions below) ActivClient (from ActivIdentity) allows your CAC-reader to communicate with Windows for strong authentication using smart cards and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). If you find ActivClient freely available on the Internet, It’s probably malware. ActivClient middleware is only available from within protected .mil sites thus creating a Catch-22; you need ActivClient installed to obtain ActivClient. Until now! By using the free Trusted End Node Security (TENS) formerly known as Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) CD (or via USB), you can “CAC-in,” download the file(s) to a USB thumb drive, then go back into Windows, and install ActivClient. Here’s how…. The following is
abbreviated from the DoD Software Protection Initiative’s
TENS
Quick Start Guide and
TENS User
Manual on
https://spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm and guidance from this site's
ActivClient page.
If you encounter problems,
please consult these documents and sites first.
1.
Create a
bootable TENS-Public
CD.
a)
Download and save the TENS-Public ISO image from
https://spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm.
b)
Burn
the .ISO file to a blank CD following these instructions:
https://spi.dod.mil/burn.htm
c)
If the computer does not have a CD drive, TENS-Public
contains a Windows script to make TENS-Public boot from a USB thumb drive.
You’ll need to mount the .iso (make it appear to be a CD to the
computer) in order to run the script.
3.
Restart your computer with
the TENS CD in the drive.
If
TENS-Public doesn’t boot automatically, configure your computer to boot from
CD.
On a PC, change the boot
priority to CD before the hard drive in the Boot Order menu or BIOS
(image on left).
On an [Intel processor based] Mac,
hold down the “c” key immediately after hitting the power
button. 4.
If using Wi-Fi:
Configure the Network Manager (screen’s lower right 2 PC icon) 5. If you have an SCR-331 CAC Reader, this is an excellent opportunity to update the firmware on the reader, read instructions at paragraph 5.6 on PDF page 36 (document page 34)
6. Insert
your USB thumb drive
to save your ActivClient onto.
A
shortcut should appear on the desktop. 7. Launch Firefox, Click DoD, Common Access Card (CAC) Information. CAC login to your military branch (links below), and download ActivClient. (If it fails, reloading the page may help). Save the file to your thumb drive. Direct Download links to obtain ActivClient are listed below: Army (32-bit - 6.2.0.50) - https://www.us.army.mil/suite/files/21154519 Army (64-bit - 6.2.0.50) - https://www.us.army.mil/suite/files/21154526 Coast Guard - https://cgportal2.uscg.mil/units/tiscom/Documents/remote_access.htm NOTE: Requires CAC login from your work computer Marine Corps - https://www.mcnosc.usmc.mil/s3/PKI/Pages/CACforHomeUse.aspx Navy -
https://private.navyreserve.navy.mil/cnrfc/N-Codes/N6/Information
Assurance/ActivClient 6.2/ActivClient_6.2.zip
NOTE: In Firefox, Master Password
equates to your CAC PIN
8.
Download
the latest DoD certificates https://militarycac.com/dodcerts.htm
9.
To quit, remove
the CD and restart computer to return to your normal, unchanged Operating System. Keep
the LPS-Public CD for travel, when using other computers, and in the event your hard
drive crashes.
10. Install in Windows.
Instructions for installing
DoD
certificates and ActivClient on your Windows
computer. Single page:
https://MilitaryCAC.com/notes.htm
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