The Four Bridges Forum aims to bring trusted identity online By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Trusting transactions online can be difficult. How does a user know who he’s dealing with on the other end of a computer? To ease this concern the federal government created the Federal PKI Architecture, or the Federal Bridge. It […]

Government, private sector and consumer groups all push for solutions By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The old saying goes: On the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog. But that may not be the case for much longer. Efforts from corporations, the U.S. government and others may provide a trusted and secure way to identify […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a Fremont, Calif.-based authentication and credential management provider, has enhanced its ActivID Card Management System, adding automatic certificate renewal and smart card update capabilities as well as support for public key cryptography standards. In conjunction with the company’s ActivClient, the Card Management System can also issue and manage smart cards and USB tokens […]

How can a U.S. government report on identity not mentioned FIPS 201? By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines recently had the opportunity to go through the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on Identity Management. This is an encouraging document in that it calls out: Cabinet level position for identity Funding Interoperability, […]

Technology as a cultural lever By Dennis L. Gavin MBA, PMPCGN and Associates Illinois is unique among states because it has deployed an enterprise-level PKI that is cross-certified with the Federal Bridge. While this is a major accomplishment, it is only one component in the state’s quest to develop a federally interoperable credential. Technology is […]

SafeNet Inc. announced that its USB-based eToken PRO 72K (Java) and eToken PRO Smartcard 72K (Java) authentication solutions received FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and 3 certifications. The range of authentication solutions offered by SafeNet enables organizations to protect sensitive data, digital identities and network resources and infrastructure across multiple domains, including VPNs, laptops and PCs. […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced that its PKI-based offering consisting of DIGIPASS CertiID and DIGIPASS Key1 has achieved IdenTrust Compliance. The IdenTrust Rules set governs how member banks issue and validate interoperable digital certificates. IdenTrust’s role in electronic transactions is to provide the identity network that issues […]

Thales, an information systems and communications security company, announced SafeSign Single Sign On, the latest addition to the SafeSign strong authentication and ID management product line. The products features strong authentication for organizations concerned with ever increasing security threats, rising help-desk costs and frustration with managing multiple and complex passwords. SafeSign Single Sign On provides […]

The August meeting of the 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 list […]

The June meeting of the 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 list […]