After more than 50 years, the Datacard name is being retired from the company moniker as the company continues expansion in digital security realms. Card issuance will remain a major focus, but the new name reflects the world’s rapidly rising need for trust and security in all things digital.

HID Global launched its new Crescendo Mobile product to increase security for individuals accessing both local and cloud applications. It is, in essence, a virtual version of the Crescendo smart card that is stored on a mobile device. It shares digital certificates and required authentication data via an NFC or Bluetooth connection. Many organizations are […]

The promise of biometric technologies is to achieve authentication that is both frictionless and fully secure. With biometric security, the enterprise employee is functionally his or her own password; each individual’s voice, face, or behavior can serve as the basis for authorizing access and protecting the most sensitive company data.

A new certificate-based public key infrastructure (PKI) credential for Microsoft Minidriver environments is available from Identiv. The uTrust MD Smart Card is the latest addition to the company’s high-security credential portfolio, and it is targeted at converged physical and logical access control environments. The card is compatible with Microsoft’s Smart Card Base CSP, a cryptographic […]

The eventual demise of the plastic card seems inevitable to many working with government issued credentials, thanks to the security and convenience of mobile as an ID. But will mobile be a replacement or a complement? In this podcast, we explore this question and preview a webinar that delves deep into the topic of co-existence. […]

In this podcast episode, SecureIDNews’ Gina Jordan talks with Colin Wallis about Kantara’s three pilots recently funded by the Department of Homeland Security. Each pilot focuses on a unique aspect of digital identity – such as addressing first responder authentication and the use of derived credentials from PIV cards. The pilot recipients include Lockstep Technologies, Gluu, and Exponent.

Australian officials are planning to add passport photos to a national facial recognition database. The system is intended to be used for both identity verification for the new Govpass digital identity system as well as for criminal identification from crime scene footage. The announcement inspired privacy advocates to push for creation of a new national commissioner to oversee the use of biometrics nationwide.

In this podcast, Andre Boysen of SecureKey talks about his company’s work with the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and IBM to develop a digital identity network using blockchain technology. He believes the world must transition from user name and password based authentication to secure methods that put the user in control of personal information. He says SecureKey’s triple blind approach coupled with blockchain is an ideal solution.

A new action plan released by the European Commission notes that the promise of cross-border use of banking, insurance and other financial services requires strong eID federation. The ability to remotely identify customers for account creation and ongoing use will be key to making the use non-domestic service providers feasible and convenient.

The FIDO Alliance believes its standardized approaches to authentication can help Federal agencies better meet the goals of securing employee and contractor access to digital networks and services. The concept expands the current approach to PIV derived credentials to combine FIDO and PIV, adding a FIDO lightweight key pair on the mobile device.