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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Register your PIV/CAC card for Service Portal login

Register your Personal Identity Verification (PIV) or Common Access Card (CAC) card so that you can log in to your organization's portal without entering a password.

Before you begin

To register your PIV/CAC card, an administrator must activate certificate-based authentication and then set up PIV/CAC authentication. For more information on this setup process, see Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card or Common Access Card (CAC) based authentication.

The following task assumes that you have a card reader connected to your system.

Role required: none

Procedure

  1. Log in to a portal using your user name and password.

  2. In the portal, open your user profile.

  3. Insert your PIV/CAC card into a card reader and then select Register your client certificate.

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Certificate selection for PIV/CAC authentication
  1. In the dialog box that appears, review the PIV/CAC certificate and then select Register.
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Dialog box to register your PIV/CAC certificate
If the registration is successful, the system provides the following alert message: `The PIV/CAC certificate has been successfully registered and linked to the user account.`

Close the dialog box to finish.

Result

The next time you log in to your portal, you can log in using your PIV/CAC card. To log in, insert your PIV/CAC card into a card reader and then select Login with PIV/CAC card.

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Login page with PIV/CAC option

To log out of the portal, select your avatar and then select Logout. Then, close the browser window.

Parent Topic:Managing portal access

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