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USE YOUR CAC WITH A CHROMEBOOK

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Utilizing your CAC on a Chromebook "may" work if you follow these instructions (it worked on my Chromebook)

NOTE: It works for accessing most CAC enabled websites. I am unable to find Adobe Reader to be able to digitally sign forms

Please let me know of your success, or what you did differently.

Download these 4 DoD certificate files to your computer

AllCerts.p7b,

RootCert2.p7b,

RootCert3.p7b, and

RootCert4.p7b

To install the certificates in Chrome, select the 3 dots (top right of web browser), select Settings

Options, Settings

Click Advanced

Select Manage certificates..

Manage Certificates

Click the AUTHORITIES (tab)

Authorities

Click Import

Navigate to the folder you downloaded the above files to, then change the drop down to: All files (found in lower left corner of page)

All Files

Select RootCert4.p7b, then click OPEN

NOTE: You will need to install the files in this order:

RootCert4.p7b,

RootCert3.p7b,

RootCert2.p7b,

and finally AllCerts.p7b

Selecting RootCert4

Check all three boxes under Trust settings, click OK

3 boxes

Install the other files you downloaded by going back to IMPORT.

Navigate to the folder you downloaded the files to and change the drop down to: All files (found in lower left corner of page)

All Files

Select the next file, then OPEN

Reminder to OPEN in this order:

RootCert4.p7b,

RootCert3.p7b,

RootCert2.p7b,

and finally AllCerts.p7b

Rest of the files

Check all three boxes under Trust settings, click OK

3 boxes

To verify they all installed. Stay in the AUTHORITIES (tab), scroll down to org-U.S. Government, the certificates listed below should be there:

DOD CA-31 through DOD CA-32,

DOD EMAIL CA-31 through DOD EMAIL CA-34,

DOD EMAIL CA-39 through DOD EMAIL CA-44,

DOD ID CA-33 through DOD ID CA-34,

DOD ID CA-39 through DOD ID CA-44,

DOD ID SW CA-35 through DOD ID SW CA-38,

DOD ID SW CA-45 through DOD ID SW CA-48, and

DoD Root CA 2 through DoD Root CA 4

Did certs install?

Now all of the DoD certificates are installed, you need to install CSSI or CACKey. CSSI requires two separate apps be installed.

NOTE: CSSI has worked more consistently, than CACKey

Smart Card Connector & CSSI Smart Card Middleware

Download from this webstore link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/smart%20card%20connector listed under Apps

Select + ADD TO CHROME on each app

CSSI

Select the Add app (button)

Add App

When going to CAC enabled sites, it is a little slow

I used an SCR-3310 v2 CAC reader

You have to Allow the app

CACKey is also available by going to this webstore link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cackey/lpimdiknnpijeigckalekdccibdmeojg

Select the + ADD TO CHROME (button)

Select the Add app (button)

Add App

When you want to use it, select LAUNCH APP

NOTE: If you are unable to access your DoD Enterprise Email, try this...

I have been informed by a couple of Soldiers that they had to use Incognito mode to access their DoD Enterprise Email account. If you want to try this, Click <shift> <ctrl> <n> to bring it up.

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