Due to the recent influx of tickets concerning java issues with Light Activation Systems and Mobile Credentialing Units, we wanted to remind sites of a memo that was sent to IT All back on July 10, 2019 involving an expired certificate for the java deployment ruleset.
Date: July 10, 2019
Subject: [ACTION] Repair Oracle Java Ruleset – …
The USAccess Mobile Credentialing Unit (MCU) v2.1 and Light Activation (LA) v5.1 installers and instructions are now available at
https://tst.usgs.gov/applications/security/light-activation-kits
These installers include quarterly updates for Java and ActivClient. The MCU v2.1 is a mandatory upgrade that must be performed before June 1, 2019 or sites will be unable to perform enrollments once the USAccess Software Release 15.6 …
USAccess Release 15 was scheduled to be released on January 19-21, 2019, but the release was delayed due to the shutdown. The updates (LAS to 5.0 and MCU to 2.0) will be required within 1-2 weeks as these new versions address a security vulnerability.
The update installers are posted at https://tst.usgs.gov/applications/security/light-activation-kits/
PLEASE UPDATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
This release is …
USAccess Software Release 14 is scheduled for the weekend of November 10th, 2018. This release includes a CMS hotfix that will require updated ActiveX controls to complete all card activations and updates. This hotfix is needed to provide support for the new V8.1 PIV cardstock that eventually will replace the current V7 PIV cardstock. As a result of this new …
As a result of the GSA security requirement to remove the use of TLS 1.0 from the USAccess infrastructure, any workstation that connects to the USAccess service to complete enrollments or activations will need a registry update to disable TLS 1.0 in the workstation’s configuration as well as add TLS 1.1/1.2 support to the CCM libraries. This impacts all fixed …
Light Activation software v4.5 has been released. This upgrade is not mandatory but is strongly recommended for LAS kits as it contains a java update and ActivClient Hotfix. Instructions and Downloads are available here:
https://tst.usgs.gov/applications/security/light-activation-kits/
You must be running at least v4.3.1 to upgrade.
LCS v4.3.0 SW update was released on February 23, 2018. This LCS installer is a MANDATORY update. Kits must be updated to v4.3.0 by March 20 as it contains a new certificate for the thick client enrollment application that expires on March 21. If not updated, the LCS kit can’t conduct an enrollment. A post install step must also be …
Version 3.4 update is a mandatory update for Light Credentialing Solutions (LCS) machines. It renews a certificate required for enrollments that is set to expire March 15. If LCS kits are not updated to v3.4 by March 15, they will receive an error message when attempting to launch the enrollment application. The LCS installer also includes updates for Java (Java 7 Update …
The light activation station is used to connect to the Card Management System (CMS) to activate and update smart cards.
