Also note that since this question was posted, my distro version was updated to v20.0 The solution that worked for me is found below. Any help is welcome and greatly appreciated. I would much prefer to have it work in Linux, if possible. I am clueless as to what I could try next, save for running Windows in a virtual machine. I also know it's not because of missing USB drivers, as they are installed with Manjaro from the get-go, or their faulty configurations, as my PC is able to detect and interface with other USB connected hardware, such as my phone. I know there's nothing wrong with the reader itself, as it works just fine in a Windows. There is no indication of the hardware being detected in the file explorer, either. I loaded a file called opensc-pkcs11.so in Firefox security settings.Īfter doing all of this work, the smart card reader will not even light up upon connecting it to my PC, which is typical in Windows machines. I imported to Firefox all credentials located in (link provided by Militar圜AC). *exact package name not found in pamac manager installed ccid instead Pcsc-tools - Optional but highly recommended, these tools are used to test a PCSC driver, card and reader Perl-pcsc - Abstraction layer to smart card readers Pcsc-ccid* - generic USB CCID (Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices) driver I have also installed the four packages prescribed by Militar圜AC: The following is a summary of the two guides linked above.įor PKCS#11 implementation, I am using OpenSC. I have also followed Militar圜AC's guide for Linux users. I have already followed all the steps laid out in the DoD Cyber Exchange guide to using CAC for Firefox in Linux. I am using Firefox 75.0 as my browser of choice. I need this to work in order to access online US Military resources using a CAC to verify and authenticate my identity. I am running Manjaro 19.0.2, and I am struggling to get it to even detect a smart card reader I'm using: the SCR3310v2.0.

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