Discussions about identity and trust highlighted the 8th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference that concluded today in Washington, D.C. From healthcare to more efficient government information system development to Internet security, knowing with whom you are dealing and being able to authenticate their identity online is a top issue for the federal government. And […]

The Smart Card Alliance announced its 2009-2010 board and seven-member executive committee. Elections were held during the 8th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference, taking place at the Washington DC Convention Center. The Smart Card Alliance elected executive committee is made up of the following board members: Chair – Neville Pattinson, Gemalto Vice chair – […]

The Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP) released a report calling for the development of an American National Standard on identity verification as a tool to help combat terrorism and identity theft. The report calls for national standards to verify the identity of individuals before being issued identification documents. The report were […]

Gemalto has unveiled the Smart Guardian USB token that can be used by federal employees and tied to their PIV credentials. The Smart Guardian FIPS was announced at the Smart Card Alliance’s Smart cards in Government show in Washington. The federal government has banned the use of non-encrypted USB memory sticks due to fears of […]

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that a new scheme has been developed to make the biometric registration of immigrants easier on both the government and the immigrants. Part of this scheme involves the creation of a mobile biometrics team that will be able to enroll immigrants without having to be stationed in […]

Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced the launch of Datacard Secura identification software. The system is designed to help governments issue secure credentials and minimize fraudulent identity. This software enables agencies to enroll applicants and authenticate identities in passport, national ID, driver’s license and government employee ID programs. It […]

Gemalto has announced the availability of a 144-kilobyte PIV card. The product is available and already on the GSA’s approved products list. The new card doubles the memory capacity of the previous card. Gemalto sees the new cards being used to add application to the card, such as e-purse. The Gemalto PIV Card is dual […]

The Four Bridges Forum aims to bring trusted identity online By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Trusting transactions online can be difficult. How does a user know who he’s dealing with on the other end of a computer? To ease this concern the federal government created the Federal PKI Architecture, or the Federal Bridge. It […]

Charismathics, a provider of IT security components and smart card middleware, announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified the Charismathics CSSI PIV Middleware as FIPS 201 compliant. CSSI is PIV middleware that’s validated to the new NIST SP 800-73-2 specification rather than the older PIV specification, ensuring interoperability and compliance with […]

CertiPath, a credentialing authority for aviation, aerospace and defense organizations, has introduced architecture systems for federated physical access control that leverage high-assurance credentials. The concept demonstrates the viability of a single-credential system that can provide secure access for both physical and logical assets, and provide interoperability for employees, customers and partners. Funded in part by […]