The Smart Card Alliance’s latest white paper is designed to assist government agencies with the first phases of physical access control migration to provide support for the new personal ID verification cards that are being issued. It focuses on the current security environment for physical access and, through a series of questions, makes recommendations for […]

Bioscrypt, a Canadian provider of ID verification solutions, has released the latest version of its access management software that allows federal government employees to log-on to their computer using FIPS 201-compliant card fingerprint biometric templates. Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

Port officials recently saw up close and personal the role CoreStreet’s handheld PIVMAN ID checker could play in reading and verifying FIPS 201-compliant smart cards. During the demonstration at the Maritime Security Expo, the officials were issued sample FIPS cards that were then checked by the PIVMAN system. Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor International Biometric Association is meeting with the Transportation Security Administration in the hopes of convincing the federal agency to include contactless readers as part of its new credentialing and security system for ports and maritime workers. Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

The window is closing on HSPD-12/FIPS 201 compliant ID cards that federal agencies must begin issuing by October 27. Plenty has been written about the type of card, the biometrics that must be on the card, how big the chip should be … and there is an approved product list from the General Services Administration […]

The September monthly meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was held in Washington D.C. SecureIDNews 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 […]

Sagem Morpho recently received Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS-140-2 and FIPS-201) certification for its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Middleware. This is the second FIPS-201 certification for Sagem Morpho since July, including its MorphoKit Template Generator. Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

CardLogix has a new line of dual interface smart cards targeted at the secure ID and government ID markets. The cards will be available with either Multos or Java OS. Though the CREDENTSYS cards are not currently on the GSA approved FIPS 201 list, the announcement suggests this will be the company’s intention citing, “(they) […]

An “electronically opaque sleeve” that employs the Faraday principle for shielding unauthorized reads of contactless ID cards has received GSA approval for use with FIPS 201 programs. The Secure Sleeve from Identity Stronghold is the first such privacy protection product to get the nod for PIV card application. Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

Novell has integrated identity management functions for PIV cards into its authentication solution for integrated physical and logical access control. The solution “now manages identity enrollment, registration, issuance and all maintenance associated with the PIV life cycle, including immediately preventing terminated users from entering federal networks, buildings and facilities.” Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com