PKard for Mac v1.2 software
Secure CAC/PIV web, email & VPN for Mac OS X software
PKard® for Mac software meets the needs of DoD, Federal and Corporate Mac users for simple and straightforward two-factor authenticated CAC, PIV, PIV-I, CIV and shortly .NET (dot net) smart card access to secure web sites, web VPN and secure Apple mail. PKard is made in the USA, backed with phone and email support from Arlington, Texas. It is the same software used by the Pentagon, Army, Navy, Whitehouse, NIH and SEC across tens of thousands of Macs and users since the mid 2000s. Reader hardware and card are not included.
Part number PKS108-PA $29.95, email shipping
Highlights
- Fully supported commercial software with a 7-year history, not built on unsupported foreign shareware with a history of functionality, security and maintenance issues
- Outlook Web Access (OWA), Sharepoint portals and collaboration sites e.g. AKO, NKO, AF Portal and DTS
- CAC (Common Access Card), PIV (Personal Identity Verification), PIV-I, CIV (Commercial Identity Verification) and shortly .NET (dot net) smart cards via Thursby's own TokenD "drivers"
- Supports Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion and Snow Leopard (v1.2 download) and Leopard (v1.1 download, included along with v1.2)
- Web-based VPN (all correctly written third party web/smart card Mac tools should work since no special SDK/API is required, only the standard Apple keychain)
- Apple mail and S/MIME signing, encryption and decryption (except where prevented by any organizational "Microsoft only mail client for S/MIME" type of policy)
- Avoids clumsy, inconvenient and incomplete workarounds such as virtualized Windows, bootcamp or thumb drives
- Made in the USA, GSA approved, with phone, email and forum support by Apple-Microsoft specialists from Arlington, Texas
Selected quotes
"We saw there was a need for Apple users to get their smart cards working without being rocket scientists", Paul Nelson, Thursby CTO
"I think this is a great product. It allowed me to access my AKO and OWA mail sites with ease." - Ronald, U.S. Army
"PKard for Mac software is an all in one wonder!" - Luis, USN
"The ability to access CAC enabled websites on my Mac without having to install a 'Windows on a Mac' solution -- be it Parallels, VMware Fusion, or Bootcamp -- make the price of PKard one of the best expenditures I've ever made! " - Robert, Lt Col, USAF
"Flawless purchase, installation and execution. Without a single problem, the software did exactly what I wanted - congratulations on a great product" - Garry, RAF
"So worth $29.95! Seamless, painless integration", Scott, U.S. Army
Simple setup pre-populates many popular secure web sites and ties correct certificates to them as bookmarks. New bookmarks are easy to add. Thursby has been integrating Apple in enterprise and Government worldwide for over 25 years, with smart card support since the mid 2000s including the Pentagon/DoD, Whitehouse, Army, Navy, NIH and SEC.
PKard for Mac pricing
- Click here for pricing information
Informational videos
Additional capabilities
- Ability to locally reset PIN
- Supports Safari and Chrome browsers since they use the standard Apple environment (Firefox has non-standard keychain handling specific to itself)
- Supports industry standard USB Mac/PC card readers from third parties such as Identive (SCM) or HID (Omnikey) available from around $10 at amazon.com
- A version for direct network and domain login, Single Sign-On (SSO) , Active directory, Group Policy and network-based environments is available for organizations
More information
- Not sure which Thursby US Government CAC/PIV/.NET smart card product best meets your need? Click here.
- Click here for FAQs or contact us at sales@thursby.com or +1 (817) 478-5070
