Researchers at the University of Washington are pointing to potential problems with new RFID-enabled identification cards issued by the U.S. and the state of Washington. Vulnerabilities in the RFID tags embedded in the U.S. Passport Cards and Washington’s enhanced driver’s license (EDL) could leave the cards open to snooping or copying by hackers, according to […]

French contactless card company ASK is set to introduce two new products at CARTES and IDentification Nov. 4-6. These include a new range of prelmaninated inlays for contactless smart cards, Corelam, and a universal, multi-standard contactless module, the UCM108. Designed to be the core of the contactless cards required by the banking and the identity […]

Mac users can log on to Microsoft Windows networks through DirectControl 4.2 from Centrify Corp., a provider of Active Directory-based access control and identity management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms. This newest offering for Mac OS X adds smart card-based login to Active Directory for single sign-on to Windows-integrated services and applications. Centrify leverages the PKI […]

Digital security provider Gemalto announced it has been chosen by Imprimerie Nationale, the French public printing office, to provide its Coesys Issuance solution to personalize the second-generation biometric passports that will be issued in France. These new passports contain digital biometric information, notably the holder’s fingerprints. By adopting second-generation travel documents, France is complying with […]

The BridgePoint Physical Access Control System with “Trust at the Threshold PKI” is the first high-assurance FIPS 201 reader and PACS to implement digital certificate challenge and response and certificate validation for user authentication, says the company. The solution, which can be implemented in coordination with other vendor PACS or in a stand-alone mode, can […]

The HSPD-12 deadline is coming up on Oct. 27. With the deadline fast approaching Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talked to Karen Evans, administrator for electronic government and information technology with the White House Office of Management and Budget, about the project’s progress and what are the next steps with the credential. Download MP3. https://www.secureidnews.com/podcasts […]

Since 2002 Australia has been testing biometric technology at its airports for use with Qantas staff. However, Australian Customs Service has announced that by June 2009 there will be biometric gates at all international airports in the country. The facial recognition systems, called SmartGate, have been implemented at Brisbane, Cairns and Melbourne airports and are […]