Run the CCT

Running the Card Conformance Tool

1. Download the latest release of the FIPS 201 Card Conformance Tool file from GitHub, extract it and use your system's File Explorer to navigate to the fips201-card-conformance-tool-Release-YYYYMMDDhhmm folder.

2. Double-click the run.bat or run.sh file depending on whether you're running Windows or a Linux/Unix variant.

Select a validation profile and card reader

1. For PIV cards, click the PIV button on the application icon bar. For PIV-I cards, click the PIV-I button.

2. If using a different validation profile, you may select the database containing the test cases and parameters from the File menu.

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        The directory lists the available validation profiles.

        The test tree in the left-hand pane is populated with the test cases associated with the selected validation profile.

4. In the Card Reader drop-down list, select a card reader.

5. Insert the card you want to test in the card reader that you selected in Step 1.

6. Click Refresh Readers to ensure the card is properly reset.

        The **Reader Status** box displays some identifying information about the card.

Execute tests

1. Click Verify PIN and Execute Tests.

        The CCT begins running the cases specified in the test database. You can follow along with the tests that have passed or failed in the test tree in the left pane

        Now you can view your test results.