The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China originally deployed at Bell ID system to issue contact smart cards in 2002 but had upgraded and made the switch to contactless cards. Bell ID’s Identity Token Manager is a hardware and software independent, web-based software solution that enables issuers of chip-based identity cards, […]

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and AGETO will be presenting a new NFC capability for national ID cards, enabling German citizens to benefit from the advantages of the country’s new personal identity cards. Using NXP’s SmartMX technology, which is embedded in the cards and the AGETO eID client, citizens can use their cards wirelessly with NFC-capable mobile […]

XTec awarded DHS PIV contract XTec was awarded a 10-year, $102.8 million contract to supply PIV related products and services to the U.S. Department of Homeland security. The contract was originally awarded to HP Enterprise Services in September but XTec protested, stating that the agency didn’t properly review the proposals. Homeland Security announced the new […]

HID buys IdenTrust  HID Global announced the acquisition of IdenTrust Inc., a provider of solutions for interoperable digital identities that can authenticate, encrypt, and create electronic signatures for every type of transaction or activity where proof of identity is essential. The acquisition expands HID Global’s ability to provide secure identity solutions to governments, corporations and […]

The latest smart card specification for U.S. government employees was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Federal agencies will now have 12-months to issue cards that comply with the revised FIPS 201-2 standard. The standard followed the path laid out in previous drafts, says Bob Dulude, director of Federal Identity Initiative at […]

Murata Power Solutions found itself in a precarious situation. The company acquired the Power Electronics Division of C&D Technologies and had to comply with U.S. government International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. These regulations implement the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act and are interpreted and enforced by the U.S. Department of State. […]

Seven metro Atlanta residents are facing charges of theft, fraud, and racketeering charges for allegedly selling counterfeit MARTA Breeze cards, according to Creative Loafing Atlanta. MARTA Police identified seven suspects, so far, tied to the alleged Breeze card scheme – ranging from ages 22 to 46 . MARTA did not specify the amounts that were added to the […]

GlobalPlatform reveals its TEE security best practices GlobalPlatform has published its first Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Protection Profile, detailing the security requirements for delivering services and content on mobile devices. The new document defines the level of security required for TEE to support the delivery of value added services such as premium content or mobile […]