The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services committee for security and privacy is recommending participants in the Nationwide Health Information Network initiative use digital certificates. The digital certificates should meet the Federal Bridge Certification Authority standards and be issued by a certificate authority that’s a member of the Federal Public Key Infrastructure framework, according […]

Certified Security Solution announced the immediate availability of the Certificate Reporting Tool, a new software solution that supports both certificate and certificate revocation list management in a Microsoft environment. Supporting all Microsoft Certificate Authority versions with an architecture that can be expanded with the development of custom connectors, the CSS CRT eliminates spreadsheets and manual […]

Entrust is introducing Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificate trials aiming to streamline security protocols. The elliptic curve certificates will provide the same level of security as other products but offer enhanced performance. The certificates achieve this by reducing the key length that is required to encrypt other methods. In just three simple steps, organizations are […]

Verizon has earned the federal government’s Personal Identity Verification Interoperable certification for the company’s Identity Managed Service Offering. This certification, issued by the Federal PKI Policy Authority, provides assurance that identity services are helping to improve security, reduce identity fraud and protect the privacy of credentialed users and their organizations. Verizon’s cloud-based identity offering enables […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of a new interactive PDF viewer allowing subscribers a new way to access our print magazines and content. The spring 2011 issue of re:ID is ready and the interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that […]

Codebench Inc. announced that it has teamed up with Mercury Security, Quintron Systems Inc., and Farpointe Data to create a consortium that will provide the market with a high-assurance PKI at the door solution. The business partnership brings together Codebench’s PKI at the Door technology with Mercury Security’s Open Access Platform; Quintron’s AccessNsite, multiplatform access […]

secunet was commissioned by the German Federal Office for Information Security with the extension of the control infrastructure for electronic identity documents. Border control applications like the “ePass-Client” or the e-Gate solution “EasyPASS” at Frankfurt airport read and check electronic data from e-passports. In order for border officials to read the data stored on the […]

It was 10-year ago this past October when the first U.S. Defense Department Common Access Card was issued. Since then the largest U.S. agency has issued 24 million of the smart card-based secure credentials. In that time the staff at the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), the group within DOD responsible for issuing the card, […]

Securing online identities is a hot topic. Gemalto and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to bring a product to market combining smart cards with cryptography to enhance privacy and trust. Gemalto’s James McLaughlin discusses the partnership with Microsoft and how it may change the way people identify themselves online. “It allows a person a way to […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a draft of FIPS 201-2, the revised smart card specification for government employees. Comments on the draft will be accepted through early April. The revised standard includes changes to biometrics and other authentication mechanisms for physical access control. PKI at the door has long been discussed as […]