No stickers or other adhesive materials are to be placed on either side of an ID card as well. You cannot, however, amend, modify, or overprint your CAC. You can safely keep your CAC in a wallet or purse.
(also known as "The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act"), or administering other military-related benefits to eligible beneficiaries. Examples of authorized photocopying include photocopying of DoD ID cards to facilitate medical care processing, check cashing, voting, tax matters, compliance with appendix 501 of title 50, U.S.C. Unauthorized or fraudulent use of ID cards would exist if you used the card to obtain benefits and privileges to which you are not entitled. Even if you enter the incorrect PIN three times consecutively, the card is designed to lock you out so you cannot access your information.Īny person willfully altering, damaging, lending, counterfeiting, or using these cards in any unauthorized manner is subject to fine or imprisonment or both. Your PIN should be kept secure at all times, just like your Social Security Number. To protect the information on your CAC, you should never tell anyone your PIN or write it down where it can be easily found. Only those authorized personnel who are granted access to the applications and secret keys can modify or delete the data added on the chip, and then only with your PIN. You will need a personal identification number (PIN) to access information stored on a CAC.