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
11 Oct, 2017Indonesia smart card IDs provide banking services to civil servants
A project involving HID Global seeks to put personal and banking information on millions of contact chips cards designed for current and retired government workers. Withdrawing pay and pensions from ATMs are among the cards’ planned capabilities.
28 Sep, 2017HID FARGO Connect delivers cloud-based credential issuance
HID Global launched its new cloud-based credential issuance solution for cards and mobile IDs under the name HID FARGO Connect. It supports secure issuance and personalization without the need for dedicated PCs driving local printers. Instead FARGO printers become edge devices on the Internet, protected by a dedicated console that acts as the secure element […]
17 Aug, 2017New PACS data security group to be led by HID Global veteran
As the security of personal data used in physical security systems comes into even tighter focus from industries, governments and consumers, the Security Industry Association’s newly launched board looks to HID Global’s Kathleen Carroll for leadership. Her experience in identity management and government relations could help improve data security best practices for all players.
09 Aug, 2017Visa wearable payment stickers make authentication sticky
A new Visa concept involves putting a payment sticker on a consumer’s hand to authenticate payments and other tasks, such as those conducted on the Internet of Things. Questions remain about identity controls, but the idea represents the latest step forward for payment authentication that does not involve passwords.
29 Jun, 2017Post-quantum cryptography on smart cards demonstrated by Infineon
First successful implementation on a commercially available contactless microcontroller
Infineon successfully supported an instance of next-generation, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) on smart cards using an off-the-shelf contactless chip. This is key in that within the next fifteen years, it is expected that quantum computing will be able to break all current encryption technology commonly used by smart cards and other IT systems.
09 Jun, 2017Apple to enable iPhone NFC tag reading in new models, still restricts card emulation
Step in right direction but it appears handset-as-a-credential remains elusive
With the release of iOS 11, third-party developers will be able to work with the iPhone NFC chip for the first time. That is good news and a step in the right direction for the identity and security industry, but unfortunately it doesn’t appear to deliver on the ultimate goal … use of the handset […]
05 Jun, 2017Contactless promotion embeds chips in energy drink bottles for free transit rides
Lucozade promotion gives passengers on London Tube free rides by tapping their bottle
The energy drink Lucozade is adding chips to some of its drink bottles in a contactless promotion that lets lucky Londoners ride the city’s public transportation for free. The chip on the bottom of the bottle is tapped on a contactless transit reader just as the city’s normal contactless Oyster card would be tapped to […]
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