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 […]

The November monthly meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was 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 […]

With the introduction of the V-Station (Optical), Bioscrypt has added SecuGen’s optical sensor technology to its line of readers for physical access control with a 500 DPI optical sensor. Bioscrypt’s patented fingerprint pattern matching algorithm and supporting firmware are the foundation for the identity verification performance of the new reader. The V-Station (Optical) can be […]

CRI has been named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Virginia, a ranking of the fifty fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the state by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years […]

Common Credential Systems is offering a unique solution to help with a Physical Access Control upgrade called Common Pass™. Existing access control systems of virtually any model or type can be quickly up-graded to include almost 400,000 card capacity, FIPS 201 and other high-security PIV cards, mixed card formats, global Internet-based management and reporting with […]

Nortel Government Solutions has been approved by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) as a provider of integration services for personal identity verification (PIV) systems compliant with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HPSD-12). Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com.

Datacard Group’s newly launched Datacard SP75 Plus and CP80 Plus card printers have recently appeared on the GSA Approved Product List (APL) for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 card printer specification. The card printers personalize highly secure, durable cards and address the complex security issues associated with distributed issuance. Key security features include ultraviolet […]

Security directors and those responsible for physical access control systems (PACS) within government agencies have a new resource to help them choose the right path to accept FIPS 201 compliant credentials–a new white paper, developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council in collaboration with the Open Security Exchange (OSE), Security Industry Association (SIA) […]

CardLogix’s smart card, CREDENTSYS-J™ has been certified by NIST and FIPS 201. By receiving their certification, their smart card can now go to the next stage of approval for the U.S. Government’s Personal Identity Verification (PIV) program. Testing for these certifications, which cover algorithms and software applet verification, was performed by Infogard Laboratories, Inc. The […]

Kaba, a worldwide manufacturer of access control solutions for over 140 years, and CoreStreet are partnering to build advanced, standalone electronic locks that enable convergence of physical and logical security systems. Using CoreStreet’s technology, Kaba will offer one physical access control system (PACS) to comply with Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) and will […]