Mac certs disappear from CAC until reboot
macos
Symptoms
CAC works at first, but eventually macOS stops seeing the certs until you reboot.
Likely cause
Smart card reader connection state gets stuck.
Fix
Use the smart-card reset script at https://github.com/notjames/jimconn-shell/blob/master/bin/reset-smartcard. Run it when the certs disappear instead of rebooting.
Sourced from militarycac.com. Rewritten for clarity.
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