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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Outsourcing identity and credentialing matures

By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications

So, you want to deploy a converged smart card system for logical and physical access control for your company?

You start taking inventory, looking at the operating systems in use, applications that would have to be enabled, public key infrastructure technology that would need to be deployed and physical access control infrastructure and try to figure out how to take all this and make it work with one smart card for each employee.

And then you quit.

All kidding aside, deploying a converged solution can be time consuming, costly and frustrating. This is leading some to look at using an identity as a service model which is similar to the software as a service model, says Mark Diodati, research director at the Burton Group.

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ImageWare enhances identity management biometrics for points-of-access

Multimodal biometric security provider ImageWare Systems Inc. has released version 2.0 of its Biometric Engine (BE) physical security identification product.

This product is designed for airports, seaports and other critical points-of-access for government and private enterprises. This update takes into account the SAFE Port Act, which requires foreign shippers to secure cargo being shipped to the U.S. and ensure the identity of those loading it. Shippers must manage this by 2013.

Keyboard, biometric reader GSA approved

Key Source International announced GSA approval for it’s biometric keyboard and stand-alone biometric pod. KSI products are approved under FIPS 201 for Federal Employees and civilian contractors.

Audio from February 22 IAB meeting online now

The February meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

Audio from April 25 IAB meeting online now

The April meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

Comments

Robert "Bob" Donelson Permalink

April 26, 2011 1:57 PM

Great Article and an Easy Roadmap for Small, Medium and even Large Companies and Governments to follow in developing or working through their Change Management Strategies which is usually the process that enables and support Enterprise Level Decisions.

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