SafeNet Inc. announced the availability of KeySecure, a high-assurance Key Management Interoperability Platform (KMIP). The platform is a standards-based Enterprise Key Management (EKM) solution that enables organizations to centrally protect, manage and control data, keys and policies across an enterprise system using a pre-configured hardware appliance. SafeNet’s KeySecure is a hardware-based EKM platform, based on […]

The November meeting of the influential 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 […]

NagraID will unveil the e-Service ID Card solution based on Password Authenticated Connection Establishment (PACE) at Cartes & Identification 2011 in Paris. The PACE+ e-Service ID Display Card is aimed for the verification of documents such as national IDs, resident permits, driver licenses, health cards, weapon IDs, social security eligibility and more. The solution is […]

Spanish security software solution developer Safelayer Secure Communications will be expanding its presence in Latin America with an agreement to provide digital certification and PKI products to help build digital identification infrastructures in Uruguay and Paraguay. The project, backed by MERCOSUR Digital and awarded to Safelayer partners ISA Ltda and Bull Uruguay S.A., intends to […]

Georgia SoftWorks has added Digital Certificate Authentication (DCA) to its SSH Server to increase security and facilitate digital certificate management. This security feature will be available to SAP and ERP mobile device users in data collection, warehousing, logistics and manufacturing settings. The SSH Server DCA simplifies PKI security by providing user authentication through mapping the […]

The September meeting of the influential 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 […]

Feitian Technologies announced the completion of interoperability validation of its ePass2003 strong authentication smart token and Bloombase Keyparc file protection suite. Designed to meet NIST FIPS 140-2 security standard, Feitian ePass2003 is a purpose designed PKI cryptographic processing security hardware for secure storage of digital certificates and private keys. Inside the core of ePass2003 lies […]

Coke vs. Pepsi. Windows vs. Mac. Visa vs. MasterCard. These well-known rivalries are good for consumers because they create healthy competition. For many years, this seemed to be the case for smart card operating systems. The debate and battle was quite heated, but today, there’s little talk about the smart card OS. What happened the […]

It doesn’t seem as though a week goes by without the report of another corporation’s computer network being hacked. Some of the attacks have focused on user’s personal information, specifically the LulzSec hacks of both the Sony intranet that released PlayStation Network user data and the UK’s National Health Service that exposed patient data. In […]

In light of recent security breaches that have attacked enterprises’ PKI infrastructure, Baltimore-based data protection provider SafeNet released security guidelines to enhance PKI-based transaction security. SafeNet’s cryptographic experts first advise that companies consider securing their private keys in a hardware-based security module (HSM). While software-based security has the benefits of portability and flexibility, it’s also […]