The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a draft of FIPS 201-2, the revised smart card specification for government employees. Comments on the draft will be accepted through early April. The revised standard includes changes to biometrics and other authentication mechanisms for physical access control. PKI at the door has long been discussed as […]

A draft of FIPS 201-2 has been released for public comment on the Federal Register. “The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes this notice to request comments on Draft Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 201-2, Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors Standard. Draft FIPS 201-2 amends FIPS 201-1 and includes […]

BioID has announced it has developed a Biometric Authentication as a Service (BaaS) solution. The new service utilizes face recognition, iris recognition, voice recognition or any combination of the three for authentication. BaaS works as a Web-based solution by offering a single sign-on service based on OpenID, an identity system with over a billion users […]

IriTech, a developer of iris-based biometric hardware and software solutions, has announced a new software security solution developed jointly with software security developer Arxan Technologies. The new solution utilizes IriTech high-resolution iris cameras, Iris Software Development Kit and patented matching algorithm in conjunction with an additional layer of security from Arxan’s GuardIT application which protects […]

VisionAIR, a developer of software solutions for public safety, has announced a partnership with biometrics developer M2SYS to create a biometric solution that handles jail management. The system will be built off of VisionAIR’s VisionJAIL enterprise jail management system software along with M2SYS’ Hybrid Biometric Platform client/server system which supports the use of fingerprint, finger […]

By Jess May, Global Identity Practice Lead for the U.S. Government Sector, HP National Identity smart cards and identity systems are not a new phenomena. Several countries including Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain use smart cards for their national identity cards. At least 10 countries are currently testing, introducing legislation or have […]

Efficiency and reliability of biometric systems continue to increase, even after a few tough years brought on by radical claims from vendors, according to Richard Lazarick, chief scientist at CSC’s Global Security Solutions Identity Labs. Organizations have hesitated to deploy biometrics not because of performance issues but because of a perceived lack of standards. That […]

Leveraging palm vein authentication technology to deliver security By Christer Bergman, vice president of biometric solution group, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. The demand for secure authentication and access control solutions has never been greater and today, biometric technologies are raising the security bar. Biometric solutions leverage a person’s unique physical characteristics–including fingerprint, iris or […]

WCC Smart Search & Match is in the algorithm business, says Tarvinder Sembhi, vice president of sales for the identity market at the company. “We have multiple biometrics plus biographical systems that can scale to a national or international basis,” Sembhi says. The company has different algorithms that organizations or governments can use to match […]

By Richard Ringold, IEEE Certified Biometrics Professional Program As we look at 2011 and beyond, it is quite clear that biometrics are here to stay. From a broad view of the security landscape, some of the biggest challenges that lie ahead extend well beyond securing our borders. We need to proactively develop new ways to […]