Gemalto is supporting Cameroon with the deployment of polycarbonate eID cards; XTec wins U.S. Department of State award PIV contract; the Government of the Macao has extended its contract with Veridos for the country’s smart card identity system.

Back in the day, logical access control was a reference to accessing computers, email and networks. An employee would sit down at their computer in the morning, enter a username and password and unlock Microsoft Windows to access the device. The definition of logical access has evolved and means mobile as well as access to cloud-based apps.

SRI Identity has re-launched as Princeton Identity Inc.; SecuGen announced the Hamster Pro Duo SC/PIV, a dual mode fingerprint and smart card authentication device; AMAG Technology’s updates to Symmetry GUEST visitor management system.

The next few years could be interesting for the enterprise when it comes to identity and access management. There will be an move to the cloud for identity management systems, passwords won’t die but they may become less prevalent and the IoT will disrupt.

Certification and products testing are not popular topics for those providing smart card and physical access control systems to federal agencies. They are often viewed as time consuming and expensive but they are also an essential part to make sure that these systems operate as a whole.

The new facial recognition system used by the New York State DMV program has led to more than 100 arrests and 900 open cases since it launched in January, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced. The facial recognition system, which was upgraded in January combats identity theft and fraud, and is designed to remove high-risk drivers from the road.

Login.Gov is the new name for the citizen-centric identity platform that will enable access to government sites. The notice comes as the GSA is proposing a citizen identity platform that can be used to access government services. The platform will collet personal data and provide identity proofing to agencies.

NIST announced the latest pilots for the National strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The focus of this year’s NSTIC winners is on secure online access to state and local services with another partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for trusted identities in health care.

SecureAuth released SecureAuth Cloud Access delivering adaptive and multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and automated account management; Evolis launched its lamination module for plastic cards compatible with its desktop card printer Primacy; AMAG Technology announced the release of two new software features.

A slow news month has the same stories seem getting played over and over again. There have been two themes when it comes to authentication technology this month: people want passwords over biometrics and some researchers found vulnerability with facial recognition biometrics.