PIV activation fails when using the Windows built-in smart card utility
windows
Symptoms
PIV activation breaks at the DMDC site without ActivClient.
Likely cause
Windows' native smart card layer does not implement everything DMDC's flow needs.
Fix
1. Install ActivID 7.1.0.153.
2. Reboot.
3. Retry https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/self_service.
Sourced from militarycac.com. Rewritten for clarity.
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