SecureIDNews | Pentagon deploys handheld PIVMAN system to validate FIPS 201 IDs

Monday, January 29, 2007

by Chris Corum, Editor

Security at the Pentagon is in the capable hands of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) but now there is something else in their capable hands … Corestreet’s PIVMAN. The PFPA officers will use the handheld identity verification units to authenticate individuals via their FIPS 201 compliant ID cards.

“The first order was for 90,000 privileges under management and 100 (handheld) units,” said Chris Broderick, Corestreet CEO. “This represents the largest transaction to date and the first flagship installation.”

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