FIME, an independent consulting and market integration testing service, has been selected by digital security provider Gemalto to validate its UICC NFC 2.0 product. The goal is to achieve qualification status by GlobalPlatform, which launched its compliance program earlier this year. Gemalto is among the first smart card players to align its product with the […]

SecureAuth has released the SecureAuth IEP 6.2 version of its identity enforcement platform. With it, customers can quickly configure a portal for simplified and secure access to cloud and web applications, as well as VPN resources. The IEP SAML Portal-in-a-Box works with internal, remote and mobile users and provides both SSO and versatile authentication. Other […]

Key Source International (KSI) has announced the release of a new line of computer keyboards that offer a number of security input options. Among the various embedded options for securely authenticating one’s identity in the keyboard, called the KSI-1700, are biometrics, RFID, HID and contactless smart cards as well as technology called SonarLocID, which automatically […]

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) will be offering e-mail authentication training to all U.S. government agencies and organizations based on a contract awarded to them through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The OTA’s curriculum is being delivered by certified OTA staff and member companies through the CERT Program at the Carnegie Mellon University Software […]

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded Entrust Inc. a four-year, $4.5 million contract to continue providing hosted PKI services and digital certificates as the security infrastructure for HSPD-12 initiatives. An incumbent in the re-compete proposal, Entrust has provided managed PKI solutions and services for the GSA’s credentialing program since 2007. Distributed through the GSA’s […]

The 2011 Cartes & Identification kicked off with the Sesames Awards. NXP Semiconductor was the big winner taking home two awards, one for best software and another for best mobility application, both of which are used by Google Wallet. The winners include: Best Hardware: Dynamics with Chips & Choice: The card has multiple chips and […]

The U.S. Department of Defense is looking for new unobtrusive biometric measures for authenticating people’s identities at a computer so that an identity can be confirmed without interrupting their workflow, according to an InformationWeek article. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Active Authentication Program is intent on discovering a way to identify a user […]

HID Global and Sony Corp. announced a jointly developed contactless smart card reader platform that embeds secure access control capabilities and Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality into laptops and other mobile devices. The platform holds a secure element that stores cryptographic keys which secure the authenticity and integrity of user credentials. It supports widely used […]

idOnDemand announced that its idOnDemand SmartID card can be used to authenticate mobile devices for clientless secure logon to the Symantec Validation and ID Protection (VIP) Service. idOnDemand’s enterprise customers now can carry just one identity card to access multiple buildings, logon to their computers, remotely access the company VPN and securely access data from […]

Bedford, Mass.-based RSA announced that its SecurID can be integrated with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This will enable organizations to provide secure user access to Office 365 cloud-based Web applications such as Microsoft Exchange technology. Many corporation’s have deployed critical services on the Windows Azure cloud platform. Microsoft […]