The industry organization, OATH, has released its first deliverable aimed at laying a foundation for royalty free, open standards for strong authentication across networks and devices. The Reference Architecture 1.0 document focuses on four main areas: client framework, validation framework, client provisioning, and a common data model. Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) Meets Key Deliverable […]

As our editorial team traverses the country and even the oceans discussing contactless payments, two questions are heard more than any other … (1) Can contactless technology transcend the early hype and establish itself as a viable payment tool? And (2) Where the heck is Visa? AVISIAN Publication’s Executive Editor, Chris Corum, sat down with […]

AVISIAN Publications’ SecureIDNews is pleased to offer digital audio coverage from the GSA-sponsored “Federal HSPD12 Implementation Planning Workshop.” The two-day conference covered issues and advice related to the mandated implementation of advanced ID credentials by federal agencies. Speakers included many of the key agency and industry leaders responsible for the creation of the Personal Identity […]

< ? $key="5791"; ?> As contactless technology becomes an increasingly important and accepted part of global security initiatives, the challenges faced by the industry continue to mount. From applications to public perceptions, there are both obstacles and opportunities at every turn. In the articles that follow, we explore how innovative companies and organizations are meeting […]

< ? $key="3579"; ?> In the modern world, security and identity technologies have a very tangible immediacy to them … but planning for the future is key as well. In the articles that follow, we explore how some entities are preparing for this future of identity – from local governments investing in access control solutions […]

< ? $key="1357"; ?> As card programs around the country and the world continue to mature, the question of ‘next steps’ regularly arises. In the articles that follow, a number of potential directions are presented – document output management and cost recovery, alternative payment concepts, system security refinement, and computer access control. Equitrac releases new […]

How secure is your ID card system? Fargo Electronics wants to help you find out. They have developed a series of self-assessment questions that will help card managers determine the gaps in their ‘supposedly’ secure ID cards. This non-proprietary interactive website tool was launched in April. “We felt there was an awareness that needed to […]

By Lauren Lowrey, Contributing Editor Don’t let the flying owl or the acronymic name fool you into thinking this new initiative isn’t soaring. WISE, Women in Security Electronics, is the newest non-profit organization to hit the security industry, and it’s headed by five prominent women in the industry. Knowing the industry needed a one-of-a-kind organization […]

Trying to account for every piece of paper running through your copiers and printers could be a lesson in futility … particularly for colleges dealing with multiple constituencies, each with different printing needs and different ways of paying for the services. Equitrac, Inc., a Plantation, Florida-based company, has been handling those document accounting functions for […]

Department of Homeland Security money is starting to filter down to cities and counties in the U.S. as evidenced by one Ohio city’s recent purchase of a sophisticated system from SuperCom Ltd. that can control access to facilities or disaster sites. According to SuperCom’s chief operating officer, Lawrence Shertz, the purchase of SuperCom’s Smart Disaster […]