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…
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
29 Mar, 2006FIPS 201, physical/logical access convergence covered by Smart Card Alliance at ISC West 2006
The Smart Card Alliance is sponsoring a live demonstration of an end-to-end FIPS 201 identity management system process during the ISC West 2006 conference in Las Vegas April 5-7. The demo will cover enrollment, registration, printing, issuance, activation and use of a PIV card. Las Vegas– U.S. government agencies and federal contractors working toward compliance […]
29 Mar, 2006Lenel and XceedID add FIPS 201 medium assurance and Lenel prox compatibility to Lenel OpenCard Readers
Lenel OpenCard Readers are now compliant with U.S. Government FIPS 201 Medium Level Assurance requirements, and also support backward compatibility with Lenel Prox cards, thanks to its private label OEM agreement that now allows XceedID multi-technology readers to be produced under the Lenel name. Golden, CO and Rochester, NY– XceedID Corp. and Lenel Systems International […]
29 Mar, 2006NTT joins Liberty Alliance management board
NTT has become the newest member of the management board of the Liberty Alliance Project, a global consortium developing open standards for federated identity, strong authentication, and ID-enabled Web services. This move comes as the deployment of such programs based on non-proprietary identity standards–such as SAML 2.0–is increasing in the mobile and a variety of […]
A partnership between campus card provider SmartCentric and Integrated Engineering allows SmartCentric to offer contactless biometric access capabilities on the same card, giving its customers the ability to control access to restricted areas. Dublin, Ireland and West Palm Beach, Florida–SmartCentric Technologies International Ltd (SmartCentric), the leading provider of smart card systems in the campus market, […]
21 Mar, 2006From transit to passports and access control to payments, Thales deploys ID solutions around the globe
By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Global systems operator Thales is more than just a transit/transport integrator utilizing smart cards. Lots more. Try aircraft carriers, global positioning systems, air traffic control, contactless payments, passports, unmanned aircraft, and … well, the list goes on. Even Louvre security has a spot on Thales’ menu of services. […]
20 Mar, 2006DIY Access Control
“The following is from the ExtremeTech book: RFID Toys. Today we’ll show you how to create your own RFID access card to get into your front door. For an explanation of RFID, check out our previous Getting Started with RFID feature. There are many uses for RFID such as supply chain management, but access control […]
15 Mar, 2006OATH and Liberty Alliance set goals for more secure Internet transactions
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, […]
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