ePassports are now the standard rather than the exception. The contactless smart card chip embedded in the documents enable a country to make sure the information on the document matches what’s printed on the data page but soon additional functionality may be added to the chips.

Gemalto is supporting Cameroon with the deployment of polycarbonate eID cards; XTec wins U.S. Department of State award PIV contract; the Government of the Macao has extended its contract with Veridos for the country’s smart card identity system.

PVC is the standby for most card issuers. It’s cheap, readily available and easy to work with. But those same reasons make it insecure and not very durable and that’s why issuers should start to look at advanced card materials for their credentials.

If you’re building a new office building, there are a variety of options for physical access control. Don’t be stuck with last-generation technology, make sure to explore all the possibilities available to make access secure and easy.

The Summer 2016 Regarding ID magazine features stories on redefining logical access control, physical access in new construction and the GSA’s revising the approved products list for physical access systems.

Gemalto supplying Russian banks with smartphone-based secure software app solution; Infineon unveils a FIDO-certified BLE reference design for wireless authentication tokens; Versasec partnered with Yubico; AdvanIDe launched MIFARE contactless inlays.

Gemalto announced that its operating system integrated in the Sealys electronic passports achieved the fastest reading capabilities in the independent Interoperability Tests; Hotek Hospitality Group partnered with LEGIC to implement the mobile key function in its hotel lock systems; ASSA ABLOY Hospitality released of a Mobile Access best practices white paper.