CACKey

US Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) and US NIST SP 800-73 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card support.

CACKey - US Department of Defense Common Access Card Support

CACKey is a pivotal tool for US government employees and officials. This Chrome extension provides a secure authentication platform for web users via their Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) or Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smartcard. Designed to work in collusion with the Google Smartcard App to deliver secured communication on ChromeOS, CACKey efficiently converts Certificate and Signing requests into APDUs for smartcard applets.

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By: Roy Keene

Users: 10,000+

-10,000

Rating: 2.80

(30)

Version: 0.7.12.11 (Last updated: 2021-11-03)

Creation date: 2019-02-12

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

certificateProvider
alwaysOnTopWindows

Size: 1.03M

Email: ca*****@rkeene.org

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# 8,610 ▼ 1,855

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Extension summary

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CACKey is a ChromeOS module that enables users to authenticate to remote web sites using certificates on their US Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) smartcard or US NIST SP 800-73 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smartcard. It relies on another application, "Google Smartcard App" to talk to the actual via USB. Its role is simply to take Chrome Certificate requests and Signing requests and convert them into application datagram units (APDUs) the applet running on the smartcards can understand.

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Pros

Works well for accessing military websites and Citrix resources
Functionality appreciated over other extensions

Cons

Issues with connection to smart card reader
Problems with installing and managing certificates
Inconsistent performance (works at times but then stops)

Most mentioned

Connection problems with smart card readers
Installation issues and confusion about additional apps
Mixed experiences with functionality, some users able to get it to work while others cannot

User reviews

It doesn't work for me.

Mike Posey, 2024-11-23

i do not understand if i need to download another app because I cannot find this smartcard or extension app I see in the comments. I am trying to use my cac reader on my new chromebook.