European Union researchers have successfully tested a new biometric system that verifies a user’s identity via brain patterns using a series of tests called the Human Monitoring and Authentication. The system uses Biodynamic Indicators and Behavioral Analysis (Humabio), according to a Guardian article. The tests were funded to look into new possibilities for authentication in […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has been getting unique uses out of Apple iPods, including using them for collecting biometric information, according to a Telegraph article. The iPods enable soldiers to upload reports and photos of detainees into a biometrics database via a secured wifi connection where matching software can yield matches of known terrorists or […]

MaxID, a developer of rugged mobile computing devices, has announced the integration of face recognition capabilities from biometrics developer Animetrics to their iDLMax handheld identity management device. The technology from Animetrics is their two-dimensional to three-dimensional (2D to 3D) technology and the iDLMax is the first mobile computing device to utilize it. The technology from […]

The March meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

The Personal Identificatin Verification Interoperability specification has been released. The standard is designed to provide support for organizations outside of the federal executive branch that want to deploy a PIV credential. The spec can be used by states, first responders and others to be interoperable with the federal PIV standard. Many states have been waiting […]

Is there an identity crisis in the United States? Panelists on an identity roundtable at CTST conference in New Orleans seem to think there is an the solution is issuing high-level assurance credentials to individuals for identification online. Peter Alterman, deputy associate administrator for technology strategy at the office of government wide policy at the […]