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The Common Access Card, also colloquially referred to as the CAC (often called CAC card, due to what is informally known as RAS syndrome), is a smart card about the size of a credit card.〔(Common Access Card (CAC) )〕 It is the standard identification for active-duty military personnel, Selected Reserve, United States Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees, and eligible contractor personnel.〔 It is also the principal card used to enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and it provides access to defense computer networks and systems.〔 It also serves as an identification card under the Geneva Conventions (esp. the Third Geneva Convention). The CAC satisfies two-factor authentication: something that belongs to the user, and something only known to the user. And, the CAC covers the bases for digital signature and data encryption technology: authentication, integrity and non-repudiation. The CAC is a controlled item. As of 2008, DoD has issued over 17 million smart cards. This number includes reissues to accommodate changes in name, rank, or status and to replace lost or stolen cards. As of the same date, approximately 3.5 million unterminated or active CACs are in circulation. DoD has deployed an issuance infrastructure at over 1,000 sites in more than 25 countries around the world and is rolling out more than one million card readers and associated middleware. ==Issuance== The CAC is issued to active duty military, Reserves, National Guard, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, DoD civilians; non-DoD/other government employees and State Employees of the National Guard and eligible DoD contractors who need access to DoD facilities or DoD computer network systems: *Active-duty armed forces *Reservists *National Guard members *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *United States Public Health Service *Emergency-Essential Employees *Contingency Contractor Employees * Contracted ROTC Cadets *Deployed Overseas Civilians *Non-Combatant Personnel *DoD/Uniformed Service Civilians residing on military installation in CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or Guam *DoD/Uniformed Service Civilians or Contracted Civilian residing in a foreign country for at least 365 days *Presidential Appointees approved by the United States Senate *DoD Civilian employees, and United States Military veterans with a Veterans Affairs Disability rating of 100% P&T *Eligible Contractor Employees *Non-DoD/other government and state employees of the National Guard Future plans include the ability to store additional information through the incorporation of RFID chips or other contactless technology to allow seamless access to DoD facilities. The program that is currently used to issue CAC IDs is called the Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS). RAPIDS interfaces with the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), and uses this system to verify that the candidate has passed a background investigation and FBI fingerprint check. Applying for a CAC requires DoD form 1172-2 to be filled out and then filed with RAPIDS. The system is secure and monitored by the DoD at all times. Different RAPIDS sites have been set up throughout military installations in and out of combat theater to issue new cards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Access Card」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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