Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
Text: Vladimír Ďurači and Tomáš Balogh, Plaut Slovakia / Michal Ševčík, Hewlett-Packard Slovakia / Peter Kiefer, Atos IT Solutions and Services Starting on December 1 2013, a new national identity card with a built-in electronic chip – a so-called electronic identity card (eID) – will be issued in the Slovak Republic. This is part of the process…
LaserLock Technologies, a company involved in authenticating products and people, has been selected to provide DuoChrome+, a unique, exclusive pigment offered through ABNote Corporation to the new national ID card of the Dominican Republic. The sale of the color-changing pigment is a result of an exclusive relationship between LaserLock and ABnote to market DuoChrome+™. DuoChrome+™…
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…
After three years of co-operation, a group of experts including Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Bayer MaterialScience and the Fraunhofer institutes IZM, IAP and EMFT, brought the "SECUDIS" joint research project to a successful conclusion. As part of this project, security components for ID documents have been researched and developed which will be used in future product developments.…
Mohsen Bentouati of Tunisia's Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, says a biometric identification card pilot program could benefit a wide range of government workforce programs. Several unemployment support groups first requested Tunisia implement a biometric ID card system in 2011 as a way of covering all employment services. For instance, a student would be…
Infineon Technologies AG and Bundesdruckerei GmbH have developed a new security smart card with an LED display and a one-time password. This new technology is centered around a security chip in the card which generates a one-time password for each transaction and displays this on the integrated LED display. Requesting the one-time password in addition…
Gemalto was selected by the Mongolian Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs to supply its Sealys secure multi-service electronic ID cards for their national identity program. This new eID program will secure Mongolian citizens' identities as well as pave the way for new eGovernment services. Mongolia has approximately 3 million inhabitants and all citizens above 18…
Identive Group announced the introduction of a new family of multi-protocol LEGIC® card readers that address the growing trend in corporate, campus and other environments towards the use of a single smart ID card to perform many functions. Based on the latest advant 4000 reader IC technology from LEGIC Identsystems AG, Identive’s new readers work…