By Chris Corum, Executive Editor, AVISIAN Publications A newly-issued patent covering the movement of funds between accounts via the web is hitting close to home with campus card systems. No surprise as the patent was originally conceived to cover these transfers from a bank account to a campus card account. In November 2005, United States […]

Both groups look to open algorithms to make online authentication easier and more secure By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications The good thing about strong authentication is that the technology measures up to the hype. The problem is most organizations don’t want to invest in anything but the minimum needed to beef up security, […]

Tests include newly-issued documents from New Zealand and Australia By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Global electronic passport usage moved ahead as trials got underway in San Francisco in January, following similar tests at Los Angeles International Airport last year. This latest multi-country test – involving New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the U.S. –revolves […]

Asian payment card leader, JCB, will join MasterCard and Visa using a common protocol for contactless payment transactions. The PayPass protocol, developed by MasterCard, supports ISO 14443 standard contactless technology. According to the announcement, “the use of a common communications protocol … will enable vendors to streamline product development, leading to reduced implementation costs and […]

Government-issued IDs flourish as private-sector security token By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications In some parts of the world, the acceptance of token-based authentication is slow and requires prodding from service providers, but in Hong Kong the use of smart cards and tokens is flourishing as consumers use the technologies for digital banking and […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing Shackled by an outdated card program and its proprietary operating system, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) went looking for something bigger and better and, more importantly, a campus card that would enable the university to keep pace with technology. With its 27,000 students, NSU, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, […]

With more than 40 million cards to be issued to Spanish citizens, the country’s national ID cards will incorporate both physical and logical applications including digital certificates from Entrust. “The centralized infrastructure supporting this effort will consist of a hierarchical architecture, which includes, among other elements, certification authorities (CAs) and registration authorities (RAs), which will […]

Dates: March 9-15, 2006 Venue: Hannover Location: Hannover, Germany URL: http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e?x=1 Contact: Not available, Not available Description: With 6,246 exhibitors (52 percent from abroad) and a net display area of 308,000 sqm, the most recent CeBIT (held in March of 2005) once again asserted leadership standing among the world’s IT and telecoms trade fairs. In […]

A Colorado-based manufacturer of contactless security readers has significantly strengthened its market position with a major announcement in the physical security space. XCeedID’s multi-technology readers – capable of reading prox plus an array of contactless card flavors (e.g. Mifare, DESFire, iCLASS, my-d) – have been selected by Lenel for private-labeling. Lenel Privately-Labels XceedID Multi-Tech Readers […]

University students in one German state are using a new security method to logon to campus networks for daily business. The small USB devices fit nicely on a keychain and secure access to “non-public, exclusive service offerings and Internet resources (and allow students to) retrieve personal data, exam papers and exam results.” German University Students […]