The Malaysian Election Commission (EC) is considering utilizing a biometric solution for voter verification in general elections, according to a FutureGov article. While commission officials acknowledge the benefit of having transparency and curbing repeat voters, they are approaching the idea cautiously due to the high cost associated with such a system. Despite their interest in […]

Jolly Technology has announced support for QR bar codes in all products: Lobby Track, ID Flow, Asset Track and Label Flow. The company envisions uses of the technology will be for ID verification, ticketing, trade shows and other uses for the transfer of personal information. These bar codes can store information about a given person […]

idOnDemand and NXP Semiconductors have partnered to bring smart card security to mobile device authentication. By using near field communication technology and embedding NXP Semiconductors’ SmartMX chip into an idOnDemand SmartID card, customers can facilitate a secure login from their tablet computer, smart phone or hand-held mobile phone. With an idOnDemand SmartID, users can authenticate […]

During a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services budget hearing, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) questioned Sec. Kathleen Sebelius about upgrading the Medicare ID card to help prevent fraud and waste. The HHS budget requests $580 million fraud prevention, Kirk said during the hearing. He added that one thing that could be done is […]

HID Global announced it will be demonstrating the first in a planned family of FIPS 201 compliant solutions at ISC West 2011. The company’s Federal Identity Compliance Initiative will make it easier for federal agencies to upgrade an existing physical access control system to support recently mandated government identity-verification standards. Customers will be able to […]

The impact of FIPS 201-2, ICAM, PIV-I, NSTIC By Salvatore D’Agostino, CSCIP, IDmachines LLC A little over a year ago IDmachines reviewed the FIPS 201 Government Services Administration (GSA) Approved Products List (APL) also known as FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Products and Services. FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV), has just been updated with a […]

It was 10-year ago this past October when the first U.S. Defense Department Common Access Card was issued. Since then the largest U.S. agency has issued 24 million of the smart card-based secure credentials. In that time the staff at the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), the group within DOD responsible for issuing the card, […]

Precise Biometrics has been ranked at the top of the list in the MINEX II report for its match-on-card solutions speed and performance. The MINEX II tests, which are performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, tests the interoperability for Match-on-Card systems. The news is important to Precise as a recent directive in […]

Queensland’s smart card driver license isn’t gaining and traction within other state governments or even Queensland agencies, according to an report from Computerworld. Development of the license began 8-years-ago when the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads wanted an ID that could better prevent forgery and counterfeiting. The chip on the smart cards store […]

The March meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]