Gemalto launched Sealys Secure Surface a new family of cost-effective security features for polycarbonate identity documents; Sticky Password announced the latest version of its password management software; SecuGen announced the release of the Hamster Pro Duo/CL, a product that combines a contactless smart card reader with an optical fingerprint reader; Precise Biometrics launched three new Tactivo smart card readers for iPhone 6, iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2.

The FIDO Alliance released its implementation specification for deployment of secure authentication.The final 1.0 drafts of its two specifications – Universal Authentication Framework and Universal 2nd Factor — will enable members to create products and systems that enable strong authentication across a range of products.

More devices are becoming Internet enabled and this poses both challenges and risks. The data these devices produce needs to be secured but this same data could also be used as attributes for authentication to computers and networks.

Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan talks with NIST researcher Patrick Grother about the evolution of the MINEX fingerprint evaluation.

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), fingerprint matching has become a part of everyday life. Law enforcement agencies use fingerprints to solve crimes and ordinary people unlock their smart phones, clock in at work or pay for cafeteria lunches. Though the foundations for the technology are more than 1500 years old, its applications have never been more relevant.

In order to predict what will happen with the future of digital identity, Alan Goode also looks at the past to try and predict how consumers will be accessing online services in the future.

Removing the palm vein biometrics from the Robcoin ATMs was not reflection on the technology but more of a business decision to make the user experience simpler.