

With your PIV card in the card reader (and the light flashing), do the following:Īt the prompt. Using your PIV card can actually be more convenient than using passwords, once you have everything set up (see below). Using Secure Shell (SSH) with your PIV card on your Mac If you get confused, you can tell you're in a FileVault dialog by the lack of a "Sleep" option at the bottom of the screen. This is because the initial FileVault mini-OS does not understand PIV cards (or much of anything else).
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Warning: if your machine is encrypted and you are restarting or cold-starting, you will need to unlock the disk with your password first and then follow the above procedure after the system presents you with a second login interface. Enter your PIV card's PIN and hit Return.

