As businesses move data and applications to the Internet and the cloud, they need a way to authenticate users across a variety of domains and devices. But leaving the relative security of an organization’s internal servers brings with it vulnerabilities as services and access controls move outside of the protected domain. Typically, user authentication involves […]
14 Feb, 2013Tech 101: What is SAML?
Spec could be the backbone to interoperable online IDs
13 Feb, 2013Credit union brings EMV smart cards to U.S. military in Germany
New Hampshire-based Service Credit Union has implemented Datacard Group’s Datacard CardWizard issuance software to bring instant-issue EMV smart cards to U.S. military members based in Germany. This builds on its instant-issue EMV smart card roll out to military members that it began at the end of 2011 and will continue to do for all of […]
13 Feb, 2013BadgePass rolls out Web-based printing
BadgePass Inc. has introduced Web Print, a solution designed to simplify the card production process. The system integrates card production and door access without an on-site printer. Web Print serves as a solution for customers looking to produce customized photo IDs without having to purchase some of the equipment. Customers purchase only the basic components […]
13 Feb, 2013Tomorrow’s campus card will focus more on identity than the credential
By Cindy McCall, Vice President of Marketing, The CBORD Group Inc. In five years, a campus card will be much more than a physical card. Mobile and other virtual extensions of the campus card that are seen as cutting-edge today will be expected as standard offerings. These extensions will pave the way for campus card […]
13 Feb, 2013Apple may scrap passcodes on mobile devices
Apple has filed a patent title “Image-Based Authentication” that suggests it may be contemplating a move from authenticating with passcodes. As reported by Wired UK, the patent depicts a new security system around object and people recognition in images. The system’s approach wouldn’t use the same image over and over again; rather, it would consider […]
13 Feb, 2013UL lab completes EAL4+ Common Criteria evaluation
UL’s security laboratory in the UK has completed its first EAL4+ security evaluation under the supervision of UK CESG Certification Body. This is part of its goal to becoming a formal Information Technology Security Evaluation Facility. The lab has been working with CESG over the last year to finalize its accreditation and has partnered with […]
12 Feb, 2013Nok Nok looking to open up online authentication technology
Forms group to create Web ID standards Nok Nok Labs has launched a system that will enable end users to take advantage of authentication and security technology they may already have but don’t use. The company’s Unified Authentication Infrastructure will leverage existing technologies such as fingerprint sensors, webcams, Trusted Platform Module chips or voice biometrics […]