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> Wait, really? They still make these? People still use them? Mandated by the US government so yes, lots of people use them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com
by noinsight 7y ago
> Wait, really? They still make these? People still use them?
Mandated by the US government so yes, lots of people use them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Access_Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Access_Card
- chx 7y agoYeah, and that's just the DoD, even the US Forest Service mandates the use of a smartcard to log in to their VPN.
- pimlottc 7y agoCACs are just within the Department of Defense (+ Coast Guard). In the wider Federal government, they are called PIVs and use a slightly different standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_201 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_201