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11 Oct, 2021New EES technologies at Bulgaria´s aviation hubs
SSARM is one of the leading IT systems integrators in Bulgaria and was awarded a major contract to equip Bulgaria’s aviation hubs with EES-compliant border control solutions following a tender by the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior last year. In the meantime, SSARM has fully installed a secure turnkey solution at Sofia, Varna and Burgas airports […]
15 Jun, 2021Apple launching vaccination status, passports in Apple Wallet
Two new efforts from the tech giant point to more mainstream use of electronic passports and offering pandemic status updates for travelers.
21 Apr, 2021IDEMIA joins UK passport ID check pilot
Program enables private organizations to digitally tap into government passport data to authenticate users
A digital passport authentication project in the UK will include the participation of IDEMIA. This deal marks the latest digital ID development in that country, and an example of a potential public-private partnership in that area. IDEMIA says it has secured a contract to take part in the pilot, which was announced in July 2019, […]
29 Mar, 2021Ontario wants to be a digital ID hotspot
Provincial push could set the stage for large authentication program
Look to Ontario, Canada as one of the next spots for digital ID innovation and deployment. The government of Canada’s most populous province envisions a digital ID program that, in the administration’s words, enables people and businesses in Ontario to be able to securely and conveniently prove their identity online, saving people time and money […]
22 Mar, 2021UK Post Office and Yoti expand digital and biometric ID
Technology provider Yoti helping to launch new authentication app this spring
Digital ID and biometrics could win more mainstream acceptance in the UK thanks to a partnership between the UK Post Office and Yoti, which will see the launch of a new app designed for a variety of identity verification functions. According to the company, the effort combines the Post Office’s experience in identity services and […]
08 Mar, 2021Estonia turns to secunet eID for advanced travel document control
Secunet technology helps the digitally advanced country better manage travel documents
As Estonia continues to build out its electronic machine readable travel documents capability — another feather in the cap of in the nation’s digital ID infrastructure — the Baltic country has turned to secunet for needed assistance. Estonia has become the latest European country to employ the secunet eID PKI suite for their certificate management, […]
15 Feb, 2021Giesecke+Devrient releases new StarSign Key Fob with biometrics and FIDO authentication
A new biometrics-enabled security key — a device anchored around fingerprints — could help change the game when it comes to access control and payment applications, according to Giesecke+Devrient, developer of the new technology. The company says its StarSign Key Fob is the first biometric-enabled security key in the market that combines FIDO security with […]
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