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Gemalto is delivering its Sealys electronic driving license to RDW, the public body responsible for driver licensing and vehicle registration in the Netherlands. The Gemalto driving license combines visual, physical and electronic security features that provide strong protection against fraud and forgery. In addition, a contactless microprocessor securely stores all the individual details printed on…
MasterCard and Zwipe have announced their partnership for the launch of the world’s first contactless payment card featuring an integrated fingerprint sensor. The launch of the card comes after a successful live pilot with Norway’s Sparebanken DIN, aligned to the Eika Group, as an answer to the complex challenge of providing a fast, convenient payment…
There was a strange occurrence in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen in the summer of 2014. A Nigerian delegation in company of their German partners got visibly emotional. Bystanders would have seen that they were holding Euro notes from a local ATM. Also noticeable would have been the pride in the faces of the…
This month, Silicon Trust members cryptovision, Trüb and hjp consulting have been announcing their involvement in the latest African ID card scheme - the Nigerian eID card. Uniquely, the scheme, which, according to the releases has a wider scope than the German eID card, combines a payment and an ID function on one contact-based smart card.…
Wibu-Systems has released the new CodeMeter Embedded Driver 1.7 for protecting embedded systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC) and industrial PCs. As know-how is nestled more and more within device software, manufacturers can protect their IP with CodeMeter®, a comprehensive solution against reverse-engineering that licenses and signs the program code, thus securing their competitive advantage. The…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gToEp3Khd0c&list=PLIdUqi8v3A2lTkWSd7Xb7NsFmfaiQL5zw&index=2 Internet of Things. Watch Jean-Francois Rubon from Gemalto demo a real-life IRM (Identity Relationship Management) scenario, connecting a real person's identity to a mobile phone that may, or may not, be allowed to open a physical door. It's done through an integration between ForgeRock OpenIDM and Gemalto Trusted Service Manager and Secure Element.
Electronic identity documents (eIDs) in the form of contactless smartcards will in future be more than just proof of identity. They could additionally serve as multi-functional cards that can be used in many other areas of everyday life: for instance, as a public transport ticket, as company ID or as a library card. This is…
Identiv won the 2014 GSN Award for the Best Physical/Logical Privileged Access Solution. This award comes for Identiv’s work with San Diego International Airport (SDIA). Identiv provided integrated premises access and security for SDIA’s newly redesigned Terminal 2, also known as “The Green Build” for its focus on environmental sustainability. “We are honored to be…