SCM Microsystems Inc., a provider of solutions for secure access, identity and exchange, announced that its thumb-sized SCR3500 SmartFold Personal Identity Verification/Common Access Card smart card reader has been approved by the General Service Administration for use by U.S. government agencies and employees. The SCR3500 SmartFold is ideal for mobile government employees that have notebooks […]

The January 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 introduces the a new PIV full lifecycle employee smart card using the Software as a Service approach. With an idOnDemand SmartID, customers can compile visual, physical and logical authentication into a secure digital identification card into a pay-as-you go model without the complex infrastructure. The software consolidates credentials that are traditionally separate like building […]

Would implementation of PIV based access control help improve the performance of the intelligence community? By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines We’ve had President Obama characterizing the 2009 Christmas Bomber incident as a failure on the part of the “system” to address a threat. Problems with information sharing again play a major villain. IDmachines wonders if the […]

Theory vs. Practice and Preaching to the Choir By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines A quid pro quo for doing business with U.S. federal agencies and deploying the infrastructure, credentials and applications adhering to FIPS 201 is to get the supporting products and services on the Government Services Administration Approved Products List also known as FIPS 201 […]

atsec information security has announced the successful GSA FIPS 201 evaluations of several electromagnetically opaque sleeves from Brady People ID, leading to these products being listed on the GSA FIPS 201 Approved Products List. Brady People ID’s badge holders protect federal employees PIV badges against skimming attacks. The evaluation and validation of these products provides […]

By Guy Vancollie, chief marketing officer, CoreStreet (now an ActivIdentity Company) The U.S. government issued HSPD 12, a “policy for a common identification standard for federal employees and contractors” on August 24, 2004. Under the HSPD-12 mandate, all federal employees and contractors will be issued a Personal Identity Verification–or PIV–a smart card with contact and […]

Another reason to leverage FIPS 201 and PIV-I By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines attended the American Association of Airport Executive (AAAE) Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC. This 9th annual program brings together operators, federal, state and local government, including representatives from the legislative branch, architects and consultants. The program provided a good overview of […]