Using Passage 3.2 for certificate based authentication; ERROR: MAP_API_FILE_ERROR Major: MAP -339
Originally Published: 2001-09-13
Last Modified: 2023-11-30
Article Number
000043414
Applies To
RSA SecurID Passage 3.2
Issue
Using Passage 3.2 for certificate based authentication; ERROR: MAP_API_FILE_ERROR Major: MAP -339
Attempting to access the smart card and receiving the error as below. The MAP library expected to find the configuration file and the APL file in the same directory, which they currently are not.
ERROR: MAP_API_FILE_ERROR
Major: MAP -339
NOTE: There could be other problems with the .apl file (e.g. corruption)
Cause
The smart card (Schlumberger 16K standard) was not formatted. Smart Cards for use with Passage should come formatted from Schlumberger. This is for the Commercial Version of Passage only. The CAC version are done by the Department Of Defense.
Resolution
Smart Cards for use with Passage come pre-formatted from Schlumberger.