AuthenTec’s biometric fingerprint sensors have been selected by Privaris for its plusID™ line of personal hand-held biometric security products. Privaris plans to certify interoperability between its plusID family of personal, handheld biometric identity verification tokens and RSA SecurID two-factor authentication technology from RSA. The RSA SecurID one-time password (OTP) algorithm will be embedded within plusID […]

Examining the popular solution for security, mobility and compliance By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor Many of the more than 180,000 organizations using Citrix have to deal with new concerns about security, and they all share the same goal: to keep their system, and their Citrix implementation, as user friendly as possible. Smart cards, one time […]

Examining the popular solution for security, mobility and compliance By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor Many of the more than 180,000 organizations using Citrix have to deal with new concerns about security, and they all share the same goal: to keep their system, and their Citrix implementation, as user friendly as possible. Smart cards, one time […]

RSA, the security arm of EMC, has developed an interoperable smart card management system with Hirsch’s Velocity physical access control system and SCM’s physical access control terminals that will help government agencies consolidate multiple credentials onto a single device. End-to-End FIPS 201 Solution, Including SCM Microsystems Terminals, Demonstrated at Smart Cards in Government Conference Washington […]

Near field communication is still, technically, in its infancy, but it’s gaining a good head of steam as illustrated by this year’s edition of CardTech / SecurTech event. The show is being held May 15-17 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Bill Rutledge, CTST program director, projects a 15% increase in attendance over 2006 […]

Near field communication is still, technically, in its infancy, but it’s gaining a good head of steam as illustrated by this year’s edition of CardTech / SecurTech event. The show is being held May 15-17 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Bill Rutledge, CTST program director, projects a 15% increase in attendance over 2006 […]

Smart card and ID management software developer Intercede has entered into a collaboration with Hirsch Electronics and Magicard to provide a single end-to-end solution for identity management and HSPD 12/FIPS 201 solutions that enable the use of smart cards for physical and logical access. Lutterworth, United Kingdom – Intercede, a leading developer of powerful smart […]

With the HSPD-12 compliance deadline just five months old, the Smart Card Alliance is featuring the federal mandate’s impact on ID management systems and physical access control. At ISC West March 28-30, the alliance will feature demonstrations on dual-interface FIPS 201 PIV cards and participate in a panel discussion on the migration to physical access […]

LEGIC’s all-in-one card technology can be embedded in NFC-enabled phones, allowing the devices to open doors, buy products from a vending machine, purchase a bus ticket and more, the company announced during CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Availability is planned through leading third party smart card-based NFC mobile phones, provided and supported by major network operators. […]

In 2004, a significant challenge faced the physical security industry. An important government directive was signed by President George W. Bush requiring all government agencies to comply with a strict identification standard. That mandate, HSPD-12, required the use of smart card technologies that were still under development. As significant as the challenge was for hardware […]