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.

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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. C W Stoneking Rapidshare. And here is one link that will help: And another Revolution Slider Jquery Plugin. !!! 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. Right clicking on update driver to find one or install one from the csmmicro site doesn't work.