What will the next-generation physical access control look like? Many industry insiders say it may be PKI at door. Avisian Publishing surveyed the industry at different event throughout the year asking them about the technology. The revised FIPS 201 specification for U.S. government employees may include PKI at the door and many say using this […]

While there is plenty of guidance available for issuing PIV credentials to government employees, challenges still exist. “The value of Special Publication 800-116 is that it lays out how to implement PIV cards, now that you have them,” according to Consuelo Bangs, senior program manager at MorphoTrak. However, it’s not that easy as Bangs explains […]

NuVision Networks has been working with colleges and universities on a number of new applications for campus cards which add benefits to students and schools, says Brian Adoff, national sales manager at the company. Integrating a schools’ ERP into the campus card system can make it easier to give or deny physical access to students […]

The Certified Biometrics Professional (CBP) program is continuing to see growth and increased interest. The program has had candidates from both the public and private sector as well as candidates from all corners of the earth.”By the end of the year we should be somewhere around 400 candidates,” said Richard Ringold with the IEEE Certified […]

The prototype AOptix demonstrated at the Biometric Consortium Conference showcased the company’s InSight SD with a dongled camera capable of capturing an ISO-standard face biometric at the same time as capturing the iris when standing at the two-meter distance from the device, says Joey Pritikin, product manager for AOptix Technologies. The company worked with Aware […]

Blackboard’s new contactless cards deployed at Santa Clara University helped the university meet several needs, according to Jeff Staples, vice president of market development and strategy at the campus card provider. The university wanted to increase awareness of specials in their dining program so the school put up digital signage at the card office advertising […]

BadgePass enables a school to integrate its different access control databases into one, says Lindsay Cornell, dealer manager at the ID Group Inc., which sells BadgePass. The visitor management application lets an organization read a driver license, credit card or other type of government-issued identification so a school can know who is in a particular […]

The lower cost of contactless smart cards is making the technology more competitive with legacy proximity cards, says Jennifer Toscano, marketing manager at Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. Smart cards offer more security than prox and enable end users to add applications beyond access control, Toscano says. Schlage, a division of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, is […]

Biometrics are being used more frequently on campus for access to high-security areas, says David Stallsmith, director of product marketing at ColorID. Data centers, animal labs and for securing nuclear material used in medical facilities are the areas where two-factor authentication, a card and biometric, are being used. Stallsmith also says that the “ick” factor […]

Lieberman Software helps companies with privileged identity management, handing access to root and administrative accounts. “Essentially the keys to the kingdom,” says Philip Lieberman, president and CEO at Lieberman Software. “We provide a solution that allows all the passwords to be changed, randomized and then the people who are supposed to have access to them […]