SecuGen announced that the General Services Administration added two of its fingerprint scanners to the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Approved Products list. The solutions, which are both compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Personal Identity Verification FIPS 201 standard, are the Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader and ID-USB SC/PIV v2 combined fingerprint […]

The November meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

This year Oberthur Technologies is on track to deliver more than two million smart cards to the U.S. government in 2011, making it the leading supplier of FIPS 201-compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards for the fifth year running. Oberthur is a top supplier of smart credentials to the U.S. Federal government, with PIV-based products […]

Philadelphia-based identity software company Probaris has released an upgrade to its identity registration authority software. Called ID 4.0, it now supports multiple credential, token and device types, enabling configurable workflows for varying credential form factors. Additional new features include the ability to audit and provide reporting for governance, risk management and compliance by identity type […]

The Smart Card Alliance released a report on how PIV and PIV-I can be leveraged by others to fulfill identity needs. Calling the credentials Commercial Identity Verification (CIV), the documents can use the PIV-I specification, technology and data model without the requirement for cross-certification. Any enterprise can create, issue, and use CIV credentials according to […]

SecuGen has announced its Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader, the new generation of its Hamster IV fingerprint readers, has met the requirements Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Single Finger Capture Device Specifications and received FBI certification for FIPS 201/PIV. The new version of the Hamster IV retains most of the aspects of its predecessor such as […]

The September meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

idOnDemand announced the availability of a new white paper on physical access control systems. The white paper: “Physical Access Card Systems: Yesterday and Today” by security analyst Dave Kearns, is designed to assist organizations in recognizing the limitations of their proximity card-based building access systems and offers a secure, standards-based approach to modernize building security. […]

AuthenTec has announced that its TouchChip line fingerprint scanning modules are to be implemented into Dell Computers’ new Latitude E6520 notebooks. The sensor is FIPS 201-certified so it can be used in conjunction with U.S. government projects. The Dell Latitude E6520 is a business-rugged laptop that features a military standard-tested metal case and highly durable […]

Once hotly contested, the operating system debate has cooled By Jill Jaracz, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Coke vs. Pepsi. Windows vs. Mac. Visa vs. MasterCard. These well-known rivalries are good for consumers because they create healthy competition. For many years, this seemed to be the case for smart card operating systems. The debate and battle […]