The U.S. Postal Service is piloting a program that would enable federal agencies to accept third-party identity credentials instead of requiring users to create government usernames and passwords, reports Information Week. The pilot is associated with the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCCX). Due to a requirement set by the federal CIOs in October 2011, federal […]

The government of Oman is now requiring all Sri Lankan nationals who are seeking employment in Oman to submit to biometric fingerprinting and scanning before going to the country, reports The Nation. The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) is working with Oman to implement biometrics software for fingerprint data storage of Sri Lankan migrant […]

The Kenyan Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons of Kenya will be implementing biometric identification and verification, as well as a biometric portal for users of its Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS). The IPRS and portal utilize software developed by EDAPS.com. The ministry intends for biometrics to help fight crime, terrorism and […]

OpenPeak Inc. added security enhancements to its SECTOR app wrapping technology to add support for per-app VPNs and three-factor authentication. It is now also integrated with Precise Biometrics’ Tactivo smart card and fingerprint sensor. The technology supports PIN, smart card and fingerprint authentication methods to access apps on mobile devices. It also enables for fingerprint […]

Global Enterprise Technologies Corp., a provider of passport and ID systems, announced its CP500 ID card printer has been selected as the photo ID printer for Phase 1 of the NATO TACTIC Program. The program will take advantage of the CP500’s combination of 600dpi printing capabilities and pigment ink for secure ID personalization. Working with […]

HID Global announced it acquired Codebench, a provider of physical security identity management focusing on the government sector. The acquisition brings together two offerings in validation software and solutions for government credentials and will enable HID Global to offer solutions that ease deployment for its federal agency and contractor customers. The Codebench offering joins HID […]

The Department of Fisheries in the Indian state of Goa has started issuing biometric ID smart cards to members of the fishing community, reports The Times of India. The cards, officially known as Marine Fishermen Identification Cards (MFIC), are part of a central government plan to help maintain security at sea, as well as enable […]

The mandate to achieve FIPS 201 compliance means that many government departments and agencies must upgrade their access control systems. In 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve Control (USARC) achieved their upgrade with the help of Monitor Dynamics’ FICAM Platform. Before the upgrade, the Army Reserve relied on proximity and magnetic stripe technologies. This is what […]

In an effort to deal with the problem of poor fingerprint quality, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) hopes to introduce iris-based authentication this quarter, reports Business Standard. When residents enroll for the Aadhaar benefits program, they give both fingerprint and iris scans to eliminate duplicates. Now the iris scans can be used as […]

By Debra Spitler, Vice President, Mobile Access Solutions, HID Global The Bring Your Own Device movement coupled with near field communication-enabled smart phones are on a course to change enterprise identity management. The latest pilots of mobile access control reinforce the need to support both of these trends with an infrastructure that delivers security and […]