TI partners with Certicom for government issued IDs
12 November, 2007
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Certicom’s Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology has been chosen by Texas Instruments (TI) to deliver enhanced security as part of the TI RF360 next-generation, smart integrated circuit (IC) platform for government-issued electronic identification (e-ID) documents. Implementing Certicom’s ECC technology, TI can ensure long-term compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP800-78 key management requirements for FIPS 201 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards as well as with international e-passport requirements. Compliance is also provided with Suite B key agreement algorithms that were established as part of the NSA’s Cryptographic Modernization Program to protect both sensitive and classified data.
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