Airport workers and air carrier employees require access to secure areas in sensitive airport locations. Currently there is no standard for a strong authentication credential to identify these workers as they move within and between airports. The Transportation Security Administration is investigating such a credential through its Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution (ACIS). Avisian Publishing’s Chris […]

Yubico CEO and founder Stina Ehrensvärd talks with host Ryan Kline about the Yubikey, a new authentication solution, designed for web 2.0 applications. It works by having the user insert it in any computer with a USB port on any platform or browser without having to install any client software. The user then presses the […]

Cryptomathic’s Mike Bond talks with host Chris Corum about the efforts to secure e-Passports with the new Extended Access Control (EAC). Bond explains the foundations of EAC and describes how it builds upon the earlier security techniques of Basic Access Control (BAC) to protect the biometrics on the contactless chip. Explore how EAC creates a […]

Examining results from the UK’s Chip & PIN rollout With Chip & PIN well established across the UK, fraud figures are painting an interesting picture of its impacts. Is it really making a difference when it comes to the never-ending battle against fraud? Consult Hyperion’s Richard Allen discusses card fraud in an EMV world with […]

A conversation with GlobalPlatform’s Kevin Gillick Around the globe, government ID leaders struggle with the myriad of standards determining which are key to their implementations. Host Chris Corum speaks with Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of the GlobalPlatform to learn how this not-for-profit industry group is helping agencies navigate these waters. International standards such as ISO, […]

Editor Zack Martin talks to Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company, about the Digimarc selling its identification business to competitor L-1 Identity Solutions. Digimarc had the majority of driver licenses business in the U.S., with L-1 in the second spot. With Real ID around the corner why […]

Editor Zack Martin examines the missing links in protecting and authenticating online identity for social networking sites, especially for minors. With sites like MySpace and Facebook having millions of users, some younger than ten years old, people want to talk about how to protect the children. But at what cost? And will strong authentication ever […]

Evaluating the reality of the hack from his perspective and industry insiders In this episode, the publicized Mifare Crypto-1 hack is examined. Interviews with the researcher that uncoverd the alleged vulnerability, Karsten Nohl, as well as NXP representative Manuel Albers and Smart Card Alliance’s Randy Vanderhoof delve into the topic from all sides. Albers reports […]

One of the oldest identification technologies, barcodes, are still creating a buzz today. This time though instead of having a dedicated reader, companies are creating software that enables your phone’s digital camera to function as the reader. Contributing editor Ryan Kline talks with Dennis Hettema of ShotCode and John Bulkeley of ScanBuy. Download MP3. https://www.secureidnews.com/podcasts/ […]

An innovative new technology that strengthens PINs and passcodes with one-time grids and Personal Identification Patterns (PIP) is explored. Executive Editor Chris Corum speaks with the technology’s inventors and corporate leaders from GrIDsure on their new pattern-based unique IDs. Download MP3. Please contact [email protected] with any comments or suggestions. A brief visual explanation A user […]