HID Global announced two new products to be added to its multiCLASS product line, as the company looks to provide flexible and secure migration from the legacy mag stripe and 125 kHz technologies to higher security 13.56 MHz smart cards. The new additions to the multiCLASS family include two keypad models – the RMK40, which […]

MaxID, a provider of identity solutions, and CoreStreet, an ActivIdentity subsidiary and provider of credential validation solutions, announced the sale of additional iDLMaxG Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the U.S. Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN client software, which […]

The April 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 […]

USB drives and other forms of external memory don’t mean much to most people, insert, download files and move on. But if an individual is storing personal information, or worse yet other people’s personal information, it can be a problem if these devices are lost or stolen. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Neville […]

Entrust Inc. has been providing PKI services to the General Services Administration as part of the USAccess program since July 2007. The GSA reached a milestone this week, activating it 450,000th PIV credential with PKI. The GSA created the USAccess program to facilitate the deployment of the credentials. The program was developed in response to […]

Codebench Inc., a provider of HSPD-12/FIPS-201 authentication software, announced that it has formed a technology partnership with rugged-computer manufacturer DAP Technologies to offer a mobile solution for the validation and registration of FIPS 201, PIV II compliant credentials. Codebench’s PIVCheck software suite — a card validation, authentication, and registration solution for HSPD-12 compliance — is […]

Gary Moore, chief architect global governments at Entrust, talks about authentication and digital identity. Entrust’s Identity Guard and Transaction Guard platforms are flexible solutions that can be customized based on the customer’s need for security. Interest is also picking up in PIV-I programs, according to Moore, as states look to the Federal government’s FIPS 201 […]

Kaba Access Control recently unveiled its new E-Plex 5800 series, which features a stand-alone access control system approved by GSA to meet FIPS 201 requirements. The CoreStreet Enabled E-Plex 5800 series incorporates a variety of options and features to accommodate to the customer’s preferences and applications. Users have two methods of handling the system: without […]

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Mission of new initiative is to help agencies, others put PIV credentials to use The presidential directive ordering a standard, interoperable identification credential for federal employees is coming up on its sixth birthday. The deadline to have these Personal Identification Verification (PIV) credentials issued is more than a year old. And while every federal employee […]