MULTOS smart cards can now be used for PC logon and single sign-on functions using the SCB Access™ product from SCB Solutions. The cardholder need only remember the PIN to unlock the card and the specific set of encrypted usernames and passwords are made available to the appropriate applications. SCB Solutions and MAOSCO Announce a […]

ActivCard, a California provider of identity access solutions, recently reached a joint distribution agreement with Lenel Systems to market physical and logical access products to government and industrial markets. The combined solution offers many benefits, including increased security and lower total cost of operation. Corporations and Governments Increase Security and Convenience, Save Money, and Meet […]

CoreStreet’s certificate validation technology has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for its Common Access Card (CAC) program. The new technology will significantly expedite the use of the deployed PKI for email and document signing. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PKI PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE SELECTS CORESTREET DISTRIBUTED OCSP FOR CERTIFICATE VALIDATION IN WORLD’S […]

“In response to the report and its claims, J. Donald Turk, a spokesperson for ExxonMobil in Fairfax, Va., told CSP Daily News: “Although the Johns Hopkins researchers may have been able to break through one level of the technological security provided in Speedpass devices, this does not mean that it can be widely replicated to […]

A number of government agencies are hosting a workshop to determine how biometrics can be used for remote e-authentication over open networks by providing equivalent authentication assurance to the conventional secret-based mechanisms defined in NIST Special Publication 800-63, for each of four authentication level. The dates, location, and website are as follows: Dates: March 30-31, […]

On Track Innovations has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration homeland security contract for the company’s SmartID suite, which offers a flexible platform for ID and e-passport verification. The SmartID can be used for access control to highly sensitive areas, serve as a registered traveler program, and more. Independent Laboratory Tests Show OTI Technology […]

IR Security & Safety Electronic Control Systems announced that California State University-Sacramento (CSU-S) is upgrading to Schlage VIP (Value Integration Platform) locking systems, which let users monitor door openings with their own existing, third party access control panels and software. The VIP open architecture platform seamlessly connects the specially designed door lock to a panel […]