Dual-interface cards deliver on promise of flexibility
With both contact and contactless on board, the cards are finding favor with a host of global issuers
Contactless 2.0: Latest generation chips are bigger, faster
Biometrics, new apps require more memory and faster data transfer
Episode 154: John McAfee backs authentication key
Evaluating card durability
Industry standard test procedures help issuers achieve the ultimate ’10-year credential'
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
03 Nov, 2010HID receives Common Criteria certification
HID Global announced that it has obtained a site certificate for its Galway, Ireland e-government solutions manufacturing facility from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which supports product certifications conformance up to the Common Criteria assurance level EAL5+. The site certificate covers the initialization and production environments and processes for personal electronic identification […]
03 Nov, 2010Entrust: Countries failing on e-passport inspection
Entrust Inc. executives say that countries are doing great with the issuance of electronic passports but is falling behind on the inspection of the documents. “The migration toward e-passport technology is critical, but we’re failing to capitalize on the investment if these documents aren’t properly inspected,” said Entrust President and CEO Bill Conner. “Governments remain […]
03 Nov, 2010Rocky start for Oxfordshire’s contactless bus ticketing scheme
Oxford Bus company’s changeover to its new Oyster-style contactless smart card system was a bit bumpy on Sunday, as hundreds of bus passengers were told their cards were ‘invalid’ by the buses’ contactless readers, reports The Oxford Times. Some passengers carrying refused cards were told to pay the fare and reclaim the cash later. In […]
02 Nov, 2010Millionth UK contactless transaction made
New data from Barclays and Barclaycard reveals that the total number of contactless transactions in the UK this year has surpassed the one million mark. According to Barclaycard, since January there has been a 217% rise in monthly contactless transactions, with over 150,000 processed in September alone. While contactless transactions remain a small part of […]
02 Nov, 2010Smart Card Alliance announces new officers, PIV-I workshop at government conference
The Smart Card Alliance announced that during this year’s 9th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference it would host an educational workshop on PIV-I credentials, also giving mention to the newest officers and steering committee of its Physical Access Council. The interactive, educational workshop will be presented by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council […]
01 Nov, 2010MBNA announces massive roll out of contactless payment cards in UK
MBNA, a European subsidiary of Bank of America, has begun a two-year program to roll out contactless credit cards for its millions of UK customers. According to the MBNA, 5 million of the company’s cards will have contactless technology by the end of 2011, adding to the existing 10 million contactless credit and debit cards […]
29 Oct, 2010Audio from October 27 IAB meeting online now
The October meeting of the influential 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 […]
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