By Christoph Wiesinger, principal business architect for Border and Immigration Solutions Center of Excellence, CSC “We are Federales … you know, the mounted police.” “If you’re the police, where are your badges?” “Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!” The next number […]

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Relations (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriories) has inked a deal with Oberthur Technologies to supply its high-tech security and identity solutions for a new Mexican passport. Oberthur Technologies is supporting the Mexican government in the implementation of the secure passport for all citizens, through a complete solution for state-of-the-art personalization, combining […]

Many Federal agencies are using credentials like the PIV or Common Access Cards to access secure portals using mobile devices.  At Smart Card Alliance’s Government Conference, representatives from Silanis and Juniper Networks demonstrated  solutions for the use of smart cards on Apple iOS devices. In response to federal pilots using mobile devices, Silanis has developed […]

India’s rate of mobile technology adoption has fueled a great deal of change in how the country operates, which may help lower the tradition of corruption and graft the country is known for, writes Manju Bansal of SAP on Forbes.com. Mobile technology has made life easier and perhaps safer for many of the country’s citizens. […]

ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards will ship in 2013, spanning all smart card markets. Of the total shipments, 16% are forecasted to use a contactless interface but that will rise to 30% by 2018. Government ID, transportation and ticketing, and payment cards continue strong double-digit growth in contactless adoption. Single-wire protocol SIM card […]

XTec Inc. was awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the General Services Administration for HSPD-12 card issuance support of the Federal Acquisition Service’s Managed Service Office. The agreement includes Personal Identity Verification cards and personalization services. The GSA managed service office is responsible for delivering credentials to more than 90 agencies. Under the terms of […]

Safelayer Secure Communications, a provider of digital ID management, e-signature and data protection, increased its market presence in Latin America and Europe in 2012. Already in the Spanish market and present in 12 countries through its network of 17 partners, the software developer increased its international turnover by winning new projects for implementing PKI and […]

Wanting to explore the possibility of recording and validating facial or iris biometrics with a smart phone from a distance, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3 million research contract to AOptix. As reported by Wired, the California-based technology firm will be looking at what’s called “Smart Mobile Identity” biometrics identification. The two-year […]

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 […]

Entrust Inc. finalized a pair of government approvals with FIPS 201 and FIPS 140 certifications for the company’s PIV smart card credential technology, which was reviewed, tested and certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. These certifications demonstrate interoperability with established NIST standards. To ensure a seamless deployment, many organizations will only purchase […]