Won J. Jun, an expert in smart card systems and Identity and access management, has joined ID Technology Partners. Jun’s record includes working on government and commercial contracts including federal, state, military, telecommunications, energy, transit and financial sector projects. ID Technology Partners is a consulting firm with a focus on the secure authentication industry. Jun […]

A tutorial detailing the use of smart cards in identity management security will be featured at the RSA Conference 2010 on March 1 in San Francisco. This tutorial looks at the fundamentals of identity management using smart-card technology. Participants will learn about converting their identity features into digital credentials, assigning privileges to that identity and […]

By Sharon Boeyen, Principal, Advanced Security at Entrust Although the rate of deployment of electronic passports is rapidly increasing, the trust infrastructure underpinning ePassport security features is relatively immature. Basic access control requires a PKI infrastructure for X.509 certificates and certificate revocation lists, while extended access control requires an infrastructure for ISO 7816 card-verifiable certificates. […]

GlobalPlatform, the international specification body for smart card infrastructure, has announced its Board of Directors for fiscal year 2009-2010, following annual elections for five of the eleven Board seats. Individual members to serve as Board Officers for a one-year term have also been confirmed. Sébastien Tormos, director of marketing at Datacard Group, retains his position […]

The winners of the 2009 Sesames were announced before the opening of the CARTES & IDentification exhibition in Paris. Gemalto was the only company to take home more than one award, winning Sesames for best hardware and mobile application. The winner for best hardware was awarded to Gemalto, Leti and Raisonance for their contactless smart […]

Entrust Inc. will provide the unified security infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This agreement helps DHS enable cost-savings, meet HSPD-12 requirements, encrypt communications and data, and deploy secure credentials for both physical and logical access. Facilitated by partner XTec Inc., who is the HSPD-12 solution provider for DHS, the Entrust deployment will […]

Dates: May 17 – 20, 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Venue: Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa URL: http://www.smartcardalliance.org Description: The 2010 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference is back again, returning to the original successful format as an independent, standalone conference after two years partnering with the CTST Conference. The Annual Conference returns to one of […]

The October meeting of the 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 list […]