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.

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 […]

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 […]

Ecuador will launch its new contactless citizen eID card program with the help of NXP Semiconductors. The program will be among the largest eID card offerings in Latin America and will rely on NXP’s SmartMX2 secure microcontroller and the JCOP Operating System. In addition to the identification function, the new multi-purpose eID cards will enable […]

The industry organization that for more than two decades promoted the use of smart cards is expanding its mission to include other secure technologies. The Smart Card Alliance recently became the Secure Technology Alliance to reflect this new focus. The group’s longtime executive director, Randy Vanderhoof, talks about the organization’s plans and the future of secure embedded technologies — from wearables to IoT — in this episode of the RegardingID Podcast.

The Secure Technology Alliance is the official new name for the Smart Card Alliance, the long standing and highly regarded industry association founded to promote the adoption of smart card technology in the U.S. The group is expanding its mission and changing names, exchanging its somewhat limiting focus on smart cards for a broader view of […]

Recent reports from Gartner are promoting some bullish projections for enterprise use of mobile credentials and cloud-based physical access control systems. SecureIDNews talked with report author David Mahdi about the future of next-gen PACS and why Gartner sees a fairly rapid migration from traditional hosted PACS and card-based credentials.