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.

The airport of the future is a frequently discussed topic, but it has seldom been delivered upon. In the Caribbean nation of St. Maarten, however, eGates and biometric identity are making it a reality as passengers speed through self-service checkpoints and airport officials gain insight that helps better secure facilities.

Imagine holding your passport next to your NFC-enabled phone, clicking a button and having an ePassport derived credential stored to your handset. Speed through border checkpoints, airport queues and more by transmitting this mobile credential from your phone. Now imagine replacing user names and passwords, using this secure token to access government and commercial web sites.

There’s little standing in the way of companies taking a cue from the opening sequence of tv’s “Get Smart” and setting up their doors to open when an authorized employee approaches. Tokenless physical access control is no longer just the realm of television. It is now reality at a growing number of installations. The technology exists for tokenless, […]

Contactless technology from NXP is enabling visitors to CES 2017 to experience a smart city concept around Las Vegas. Bikeshare, contactless ticketing for public transit, on site apps and even demos of secure physical access to public and private spaces …

Weeks after the release of Gallagher’s new Mobile Connect physical access control offering, SecureIDNews caught up with company CTO Steve Bell to find out why they opted to break new ground and include FIDO, often seen as a digital ID specification, into their new PACS product. Is this the future of mobile access control?