Bell ID announced the launch of Bell ID Certificate Manager: a Web-based platform to manage digital certificates in computer networks, on smart phones, smart cards or USB tokens. Aimed at enterprises, governments and third-party service providers, it reduces operational costs by delegating control to end-users via a self-service portal and by automating many bulk certificate […]

Daon is no stranger to large-scale identity projects, being involved in national ID and border management projects spanning the globe. The company’s X-Products group was chosen as a pilot award recipient for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Cathy Tilton, vice president of Standards and Technology at […]

Precise Biometrics announced that it is releasing its Tactivo smart casing for the iPhone and iPad in combination with the secure browsing software from Thursby Software. The new Tactivo/PKard bundle combines the Tactivo smart card reader and fingerprint sensor hardware with the Pkard Reader v1.1 app for access to Web email, portal, and collaboration sites […]

Biometric security provider ImageWare Systems Inc. has introduced IWS CloudID, its next-generation identity software platform for the cloud. With the IWSCloudID platform users can securely manage their identity needs. The system enables users to do a variety of identity tasks, ranging from secure credential creation to investigative and biometrics integration. The platform consists of three […]

Belkin released a USB smart card reader tailored for use with the Defense Department’s and Common Access Card and other agency PIV applications. The card reader meets ISO7816 standards with additional security measures include a uni-body enclosure that deters physical electronic tampering and exclusively ROM firmware to eliminate the risk of alteration. Logistically, the card […]

HID Global announced the release of the ActivClient Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) for iOS. Application developers, enterprises, government entities and other organizations can use this kit to enable two-factor authentication, signature and decryption technology capabilities for all iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads. ActivClient Mobile SDK for iOS provides a layer of middleware that […]

As a way to end computer users’ reliance on password technology, Intel is developing technology to use palm prints for identity, reports the Telegraph. Intel Labs’ director of research Sridhar Iyengar presented the concept at the Intel Developer Forum held recently in San Francisco as a way for people to do away with the multiple, […]

Thursby Software Systems has announced additional features to be added to its PKard Reader browsing solution. The PKard Reader v1.1 is a secure browsing app that enables users to access Web portals, collaboration sites and Web-based email accounts like Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access directly from their Apple mobile devices. The latest upgrades to the PKard […]

HID Global has expanded its ICLASS SE platform with two additions: the standards-based iCLASS Seos credential and support for the industry-standard Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP). iCLASS Seos features a standards-based card edge and is portable for use on NFC smart phones so that customers can utilize smart cards, mobile devices or both within their […]

Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are exploring the use of cognitive fingerprints as a means to enhance password authentication. Cognitive fingerprints are an aspect of covert-conditioned biometrics, which uses a unique sequences of problem-solving actions to determine if a user is legitimate or a poser. It does so by leveraging aspects of adaptive […]