The registered traveler program may be getting another chance with Alclear LLC buying the assets of the Clear program and intends to re-launch at airports in September, company officials say. Verified Identity Pass had deployed its Clear program at 20 airports around the country when it was shut down in June 2009 with virtually no […]

Shifting focus from technology to legal ramifications of identity By Ross Mathis, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications In the area of identity management there has been significant work related to the technical exchange of identity information and the actual authentication processes. There has not, however, been a focused look at the legal issues, particularly those that […]

George Jang, product manager at Zebra Technologies, gives viewers a demonstration of the Zebra Series 8 Retransfer card printer. The company is launching a new laminator module for the printer which aims to cut down on waste. “This laminator is very unique to Zebra because we transfer the laminate to both side of the card […]

Follett was having some challenges with PCI compliance and making sure it’s encryption keys were properly secured. Bryta Schulz, vice president of product marketing at Thales, talked about how the company helped Follett deploy a hardware security module to secure the keys, keep a log of who accessed them and make it easier to for […]

The multi-function, multi-app smart card may not be such a mythical beast Multi-function cards on college campuses aren’t new. Student IDs have paid for meals, accessed residence halls and checked out library books for decades. But adding applications that can be used outside of the university has been more difficult. Off-campus merchant programs are common […]

FedExField in Andover, Md. plays host to the Washington Redskins, college football games, soccer and a variety of other events through the course of a typical year. Because of the huge influx of seasonal, contract and temporary employees, stadium operators wanted a better way to identify staff and control their access to the facility. During […]

Bryta Schulz, vice president of product marketing at Thales, talks about working with Finland on its e-passport project and helping the country deploy PKI. “The basis for this is it’s very important for them to collect accurate data and they decided to do this with PKI,” she said. “They set up a registry and issued […]

The recent years have not been easy for financial institutions. Bad loans, stock price declines and scandals have been almost daily headlines. Yet despite the tough environment, the number of campus card program and bank partnerships continued to grow in 2009. Each year the editorial team at CR80News surveys financial institutions that actively work with […]

PKI begins its migration from the desktop to the door By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications Most people don’t think much about opening doors: insert key, turn knob and walk in. If your workplace issues ID badges there may be a bit more thought that goes into it as you tap the badge on a […]

Jim Reno, CTO at Arcot, talks about the company’s technology and where he sees authentication heading at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. “We are able to create a hardware smart card but all implemented in software,” Reno says. “It’s strong two-factor security but it’s got the convenience, cost and usability of passwords.” The company […]