Axing PVC from high-security documents
Issuers finding advanced card materials worth the added investment
Physical access control in new construction
Starting from scratch opens doors for cloud-based access, wireless locksets and more
Biometrics are good, biometrics are bad … good, bad … good, bad…
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30 Jan, 2012HP, Anakam offer cloud-based ID vetting and credentials
HP partnered with Anakam to offer a cloud-based system for identity vetting and credentials. Bryan Maybee, a solutions architect at HP, says the system can be used by the public or private sector for registering individuals to online services. As an individual registers for an application or service the system asks them a series of […]
27 Jan, 2012Identive forms converged access ID product group
Identive Group Inc. has formed a new product group within its business structure to provide services for integrated access control. This Converged Access group will build on technology designed for Identity as a Service/SaaS products like idOnDemand, as well as work with Identive’s products in the network access smart reader technology field. Identive has hired […]
24 Jan, 2012OAuth 2.0 one step closer to IETF standardization
The Web Authorization Protocol (OAuth) has submitted OAuth 2.0, a framework for using security identity access tokens for native mobile application and API security, to the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF) Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), reports ZDNet. The IESG put the framework into “In Last Call” status and has opened it up for comment […]
24 Jan, 2012Upgrading existing physical access control to comply with PIV mandates
By Dave Adams, Senior Product Marketing Manager, HID Global Beginning in fiscal year 2012, U.S. government agencies must upgrade their physical and logical access control systems to provide federal employees and contractors with more secure and reliable forms of identification using Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials. These credentials must leverage smart card and biometric technology […]
20 Jan, 2012RSA sets 2012 strategy
RSA Security executives spelled out the company’s product strategy for 2012, announcing that it would focus on mobile, anti-threat and cloud security. As reported in Network World, RSA wants to develop tools that can help businesses improve data protection on mobile devices by separating personal and corporate data and improving mobile device authentication. RSA’s strategy […]
19 Jan, 2012Entrust Discovery enhances digital certificate management
Entrust Inc. has made enhancements to its Entrust Discovery digital certificate product by expanding search capabilities for digital certificates residing within Microsoft’s Cryptographic APIs and adding more than 25 basic or custom policy field alerts to ease certificate management. Entrust Discovery is a certificate management tool that locates, inventories and manages digital certificates. It can […]
18 Jan, 2012Colt licenses Cryptocard’s cloud-based authentication
Information delivery company Colt has licensed Cryptocard’s BlackShield authentication-as-a-service platform to enhance its virtual desktop infrastructure with secure remote access for up to 5,000 employees. Techworld reports that Colt employees will use a smart phone application or key fob to generate a one-time password for use during remote login situations. With the licensing structure Colt […]
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