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20 Apr, 2009Oberthur unveils GICS prototype
Oberthur Technologies has delivered the first prototypes of the Generic ID Card Command Set (GICS) card compatible with Microsoft Windows 7. ID-One GICS, an identity applet, has been developed to answer the needs for a generic card command set that provides functionalities required by both government and corporate applications. Backward compatible with PIV, this product […]
16 Apr, 2009EMV for UK ID cards?
The United Kingdom is considering adding EMV functionality to its ID cards, according to ZDNet UK. EMV is used in UK payment cards to protect against fraud and some say it can be useful while others say it’s not secure enough. With chip-and-PIN cardholders could access government and private-sector services online using the PIN to […]
15 Apr, 2009G&D unveils FIPS 201-compliant ID
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will present its new StarSign cards at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The card is the company’s first to conform to the FIPS 201 standards. Another product that will be showcased is G&D’s StarSign Mobility Token, which provides secure mobile access to company data from any computer. The […]
15 Apr, 2009Gemalto providing cards for Lithuanian ID
Gemalto announced it is delivering 900,000 of its Sealys Laser-Secured electronic identification cards to the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania. The card features contactless technology, which stores a fingerprint biometrics, for identity verification at border crossings. It also embeds a contact microprocessor that contains a certificate for online identification and a certificate for electronically signing […]
14 Apr, 2009Dell discusses advantages of contactless for logical access
13 Apr, 2009University computers in Utah struck by computer virus
The notorious Conficker worm struck some 700 campus computers at the University of Utah, including those at the school’s three hospitals last week. The outbreak was first detected Thursday and by Friday had spread throughout the Salt Lake City school. While no patient data was affected, a university spokesperson said that log-in and password data, […]
09 Apr, 2009UK bank deploys ActivIdentity’s one-time passwords
ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced that it has signed a contract with The Co-operative Financial Services, part of a consumer financial services provider in the United Kingdom. ActivIdentity’s 4TRESS Authentication Server secures money transfers, account updates and the addition of new payees. The Co-operative’s 1 million retail customers will […]
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