2009 was when the discussion started on the problems with identity in the federal government began. Will 2010 be the year where solutions to these problems come to light? Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke to Kelli Emerick, executive director of the Secure ID Coalition, to see what might happen in the new year with […]

Entrust Inc. will provide the unified security infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This agreement helps DHS enable cost-savings, meet HSPD-12 requirements, encrypt communications and data, and deploy secure credentials for both physical and logical access. Facilitated by partner XTec Inc., who is the HSPD-12 solution provider for DHS, the Entrust deployment will […]

Codebench Inc., a provider of TWIC/HSPD-12/FIPS-201 authentication software, announced that its Server-based Certificate Verification Protocol client is now listed on the General Services Administration Approved Product List (APL). The use of Server-based Certificate Verification Protocol as part of a FIPS 201-compliant physical access control solution improves the credential validation process by simplifying the certificate path […]

atsec information security announced it has performed the first PIV middleware validation testing under the NIST PIV Program for the recently released SP800-73-2 giving the interfaces for Personal Identity Verification. The certificate for the successful validation – of the charismathics Smart Security Interface PIV, Version 2.1.0.9 (certificate no. 12) – was issued Oct. 23 and […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications There’s been a lot of discussion about using the Personal Identity Verification credential outside of the federal government. First responders are the biggest group to discuss issuance of an interoperable credential, but other jurisdictions also want to issue the ID to employees. The problem was that the PIV/FIPS 201 […]

The October 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 […]

Gemalto has announced the availability of a 144-kilobyte PIV card. The product is available and already on the GSA’s approved products list. The new card doubles the memory capacity of the previous card. Gemalto sees the new cards being used to add application to the card, such as e-purse. The Gemalto PIV Card is dual […]

Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced the launch of Datacard Secura identification software. The system is designed to help governments issue secure credentials and minimize fraudulent identity. This software enables agencies to enroll applicants and authenticate identities in passport, national ID, driver’s license and government employee ID programs. It […]