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Cac card reader not working

I'm using MacBook Air 2021, with that I've tried multiple times to download different platforms to support my cac card and get on certain websites. I cannot find the answer to my problem. The cac card reader I'm using will acknowledge the cac card, then ask for my pin and pc password, then proceed to cut my out of getting logged in to a military website.

MacBook Air

Posted on Mar 13, 2021 2:00 AM

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