HJP Consulting has completed the German BSI certification process of the Extended Access Control (EAC) e-passport inspection system “Regula series 7004,” manufactured by Regula Baltija Ltd., based in Latvia. The Regula inspection system is an EAC inspection system to be certified according to the test standard BSI-TR 3105 part 5.1 “Test plan for ICAO compliant […]

L-1 Identity Solutions has announced an existing U.S. government customer has expanded its order for additional licenses for L-1’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). Officials from L-1 believe the order for additional licenses shows the faith their customers have in L-1’s ABIS solution being integral to improving national security.   

Dubai-based Simage Technologies has announced the release of its new Secure Contactless Token, a multi-purpose biometric device for secure ID, payments and secure authentication. With the new device, users can securely access their bank accounts online, pay for public transportation or goods at supporting retail locations, access e-government services with secure ID verification and store […]

According to industry research on e-passport and e-visa from Acuity Market Intelligence, the Top 10 e-passport nations will issue 77 million documents and the Top 10 e-visa nations 56 million documents annually by 2014. Acuity’s report predicts that the Top 10 issuing countries–India, U.S., China, Brazil, UK, Philippines, Japan, France, Canada and Indonesia–will constitute a […]

MorphoTrak received an award notification from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for an enhanced security driver license system in the amount for $47.5 million. The system includes MorphoTrak’s Secure Credentials Center to increase security validations and privacy protections, while significantly increasing customer service and convenience. MorphoTrak’s North Carolina solution includes new driver licenses incorporating […]

LaserCard Corp. has received a follow-on purchase order valued at $1.6 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia national ID card program. Delivery is scheduled to occur in the company’s second fiscal quarter ending September 2010. The cards, which are issued to Saudi citizens nationwide, includes a counterfeit-resistant optical security media […]

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace report has been released and the group is calling for definition and promotion of an “Identity Ecosystem.” “The Identity Ecosystem is an online environment where individuals, organizations, services, and devices can trust each other because authoritative sources establish and authenticate their digital identities,” the report states. This […]

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace report has been released and can be downloaded here. Stay tuned to SecureIDNews for more information about the report.   

Third draft expected Friday What was the National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions has become the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. While the focus of the group hasn’t changed the name change is supposed to narrow the scope of the organization to make its focus more clear, according to DC insiders. A draft […]

In our continuing series on identification standards, Joni Brennan, managing director at Kantara Initiative, fills Regarding ID listeners in on the organization’s interoperability certification and identity assurance programs. Kantara is trying to bring some unity to the various identification standards efforts underway across the globe. iTunes Aggregator m4a mp3 Older podcasts.