02 May, 2014Germany, Switzerland using new ePassport spec
NXP Semiconductors announced that Germany and Switzerland are shipping supplemental access control electronic passports based. The two European countries are among the first to have rolled-out supplemental access control ePassports ahead of the European Union mandate requiring all new ePassports to be SAC compliant by the end of 2014.
29 Apr, 2014Eurosmart: 7.7 billion smart secure device in 2014
Government use of smart devices is on the rise but still small compared to the telecom and payments markets, according to Eurosmart. The organization predicts that 7.7 billion devices will ship in 2014, up from the previous year.
15 Apr, 2014Infineon beefs up e-passport chips
Infineon has released a new contactless smart card chip aimed at the electronic passport market capable of doing a lot more than previous security controllers. Enabled by the latest Logical Data Structure specification from the International Civil Aviation Organization, e-passports are now capable of storing e-visa, entry/exit stamps and biometric data.
07 Apr, 2014Spring 2014 Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
The Spring issue of Regarding ID magazine is online. Read about exterminating the password, host-card emulation, the British Columbia electronic ID and the basics of one-time password tokens. Find these and more stories in the latest issue Regarding ID magazine.
03 Apr, 2014Biometric and cloud identity, Fingerprint partnership, New card readers
Identity news briefs from Fujitsu, ImageWare Systems, BIO-key International Inc., IDEX ASA, HID Global, DigitalPersona, Coppel Corp and Identiv.
02 Apr, 2014March 26 IAB meeting presentations
The March meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com and SecureIDNews.com were on hand to cover the event and have provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to […]
25 Mar, 2014HID Global demonstrating Bluetooth low energy, NFC and iCLASS Seos
HID Global is demonstrating its latest secure identity solutions and emerging technologies that leverage Bluetooth Low Energy and NFC for mobile access at next week’s ISC West conference in Las Vegas. HID will highlight its new iCLASS SE Encoder for locally encoding credentials and managing keys. The company will also showcase its Lumidigm multispectral imaging technology, […]
20 Mar, 2014Eid Passport expands U.S. federal presence, UK hotel goes contactless
EidPassport adds government facilities Eid Passport added 12 facilities to the RAPIDGate Program footprint and enhanced 10 RAPIDGate facilities with the RAPID-RCx Program during 2013. These additions mark more than 150 RAPIDGate installations worldwide. Eid Passport’s products and services combine identity authentication, background screening and credentialing to provide an identity management solution. These solutions […]
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