Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
Silicon Trust Partner Digital Identification Solutions AG will begin operating under the new name Matica Technologies AG. While the name change is effective immediately, other elements of the new brand identity will be transitioned in phases over the next year. The Group confirms with this step its company strategy with the global availability of its…
With the Republic of Croatia joining the EU, the New Croatian eID card bill was passed in the process of harmonization with relevant and applicable international guidelines and standards. The Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Ministry of Interior commenced the first phase of the implementation of New Croatian eID card project…
Trüb AG has been selected to provide the new generation of electronic identity cards for the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Trüb supplies the identity cards to Giesecke & Devrient. The new e-ID is made of polycarbonate and equipped with a contactless chip module. As a world novelty, the e-ID…
Almost every country has been investing in electronic passports for years in order to make international travel safer. Using RFID technology makes it possible to read data wirelessly and to increase counterfeit protection. This is why many countries are currently trying to define standards for future ID documents. According to PAV Card's and rfid ready's…
At this year's CeBIT fair from 5 to 9 March in Hanover, Bundesdruckerei will present its solutions and ideas for full ID management. Visitors to the "City of IDeas" (booth C18) in hall 7 of the Public Sector Parc will see for themselves how data can be exchanged in a trustworthy manner – in everyday…
The management of an ID card lifecycle is a highly relevant topic for our industry. Many government-issued travel and ID documents have lifetime guarantees of up to 10 years. A decade in electronics is a totally different thing than in security printing - advancements are much faster, as are the skills of hackers and counterfeiters.…
By Emmanuel Ventadour, Gemalto Providing security, confidentiality and opening the door to innovative eServices Smart cards – in the form of credit cards and SIM cards – are the most common form of IT processing power on the planet. The available technology offers now the potential for a virtuous circle of increasing take-up supporting increasing…
Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung is the first company in Germany to be officially authorised by the Federal Administration Office (BVA) to use electronic proof of ID. At the same time, the company opted for the eID Service and authorisation certificates from Bundesdruckerei GmbH for the new online authentication function. The new German ID card launched on 1…