By Jerry Banks and Les G. Thompson, co-authors of RFID Applied In the previous article, “The principles of RFID: Hardware Basics,” we discussed the key hardware components found in most RFID solutions. This article will focus on the active tag, an RFID tag that has an onboard power source. This power source is, in most […]

Neurotechnologija, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, announced that the company’s MegaMatcher 2.0 fingerprint recognition algorithm has received full certification in the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test (MINEX). The MINEX test evaluates fingerprint template encoding and matching to determine compliance with the government’s Personal Identity Verification […]

The 40-page proposal’s recommendations fall short of endorsing highly secure contactless ID chips By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor State governments may be fuming over the Real ID Act’s tight implementation deadlines and a lack of federal funding, but smart card developers are taking issue with its security requirements – or lack thereof. On March 1, […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s Real ID compliance recommendations, already under fire from so-called privacy entities, has received another hit, this one from the Smart Card Alliance, which says that the recommended 2D barcode technology that would be used in state-issued driver licenses isn’t secure enough. Same Level of Security, Privacy and Authentication Found in […]

Thales’ electronic personalization solution, SafeSign Management Server, has made the GSA Approved Products List for FIPS 201 compliance, meaning U.S. government agencies can now use the company’s product to issue PIV cards and credentials. Thales’ SafeSign Crypto Module is also on the GSA list. Thales SafeSign Management Server Certified under GSA FIPS 201 Evaluation Program […]

Digimarc Corporation announced it was recently selected to provide secure ID materials for the photo registration of eligible voters in Tanzania. “Digimarc is playing a growing role in helping countries across the African continent to improve the identity management and credentialing systems that support a range of critical government functions, including elections, national ID systems, […]

“RFID tags, commonly referred to as smart tags, have the ability to improve logistics, profoundly change cost structures for business, and improve the current levels of safety and authenticity of the international pharmaceutical supply chain and many other industries,” says Robert C. Crestani, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, upon the news of NIST’s new […]

EDS, a global technology services company, has been awarded a $66 million contract to help federal agencies comply with HSPD-12. EDS will support GSA in issuing identity credentials to approximately 420,000 employees at 42 federal civilian agencies. It will also provide a shared service solution for end-to-end managed services for core HSPD-12 system components. EDS […]

Precise Biometrics has won a procurement contract for Portugal’s “Citizen Card” that will replace several ID documents and will become the official ID document for all Portuguese citizens. LUND, SWEDEN – Precise Biometrics AB, which develops and sells world-leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints and smart cards, has won an important procurement […]

Tyco Electronics’ newly released RFID kits are ready to go for suppliers that want to meet the Department of Defenses’s latest RFID mandates. Each kit contails hardware and software, as well as extensive DoD compliance information. Tyco Electronics announced three solution kits to help suppliers prepare to meet the Department of Defense’s RFID mandate. Each […]