SCM Microsystems, a provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. have announced the arrival of the CHIPDRIVE(R) IT Security Kit, which protects personal data online when used with the new German electronic ID cards. As most of our readers will know, beginning November…
Tag: Smart card
Finally: make use of your Trusted Platform Module
By Sven Gossel, charismathics While smart card use seems a widely accepted method to authenticate the user to the secured environment of the enterprise, people are questioning the sense of the Trusted Platform Module built onto PC motherboards. Companies bought it with practically any of the computers in use today, but hardly make use of…
HID Global Establishes Initiative for Third-Party Product Developers to License Its Trusted Identity Platform™ (TIP)
HID Global, the trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced during the ASIS 2010 conference that it has engaged with strategic developers to license the company’s Trusted Identity Platform (TIP). The initiative extends technology licenses to qualified development partners to enable the building of trusted nodes for the TIP infrastructure. HID Global’s TIP…
Electronic Vehicle Registration Card (eVRC)
By Carsten Müller und Birte Bräutigam, Giesecke & Devrient Since January 15, 2005, the eVRC (electronic vehicle registration card) has been a valid option for member countries of the EU. Requirements placed on the card body and the electronics as well as the outlook for the future are presented below. Introduction of the eVRC Owing…
Let’s get Precise about Match-on-Card!
Match-on-Card makes a smart card truly personal; it is the concept of storing and matching fingerprints on a smart card. It’s a technology on the rise with millions of users worldwide. Now, all you need to know about Match-on-Card is available at www.matchoncard.com. At http://www.matchoncard.com you can try Match-on-Card, find whitepapers, read about relevant standards, learn how…