Intell community invests in smart cards for physical access control
The intelligence community's venture capital arm is investing in an access control system that leverages digital certificates on smart cards for stand-alone electronic locks.
NIST to OK biometric labs
Biometrics Laboratory Accreditation Program would accredit labs to evaluate biometric ID systems and related IT.
Shared identities
A federated approach to identity management lets users take their passwords and authentication with them, even across organizations. Here's how to get started.
NIST releases PIV interface specs
Second draft of 'Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification' to be used with standard PIV card for government employees and contractors.
States fall in line with Real ID
All but a handful of states have made preparations to comply with a May 1 deadline for compliance with the federal Real ID law.
Biometrics accreditation planned
The Homeland Security Department has asked the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a Biometrics Laboratory Accreditation Program that would accredit laboratories to evaluate biometric ID systems.
NIST seeks comments on authentication, PIV
Comment period open on documents that furnish guidance on identity authentication and ways to evaluate Personal Identity Verification card issuers.
Tech briefs
The Interior Department has embarked on a program to integrate and modernize its resources for managing map and geospatial data.
Pass Card contract talks stall
State Department, General Dynamics have "reached an impasse" in talks about how to carry out the job.
Hacking access
Token-based physical access control is not as secure as believed.
NIST releases results of latest fingerprint-matching tests
Second phase of Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test evaluated te performance of on-card fingerprint verification. Only one of five biometric smart-card vendors met the agency's accuracy standards.
Registry could help set biometric standard
GCN Insider | NIST has released a draft registry of biometric standards that could improve sharing of data between agencies.
Sign-off of the times
Digital signatures make the new budget official in electronic form.
Privilege Manager earns administrators' trust
GCN Lab Review: BeyondTrust Privilege Manager lets administrators set policies for automated control over user permissions.
Employers flock to E-Verify
The Homeland Security Department announced today that more than 52,000 employers have voluntarily adopted Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify employment eligibility system.
Biometrics registry proposed
Standards registry would enable interagency sharing of biometrics.
NIST budget is pared
The president's proposed budget for fiscal 2009 would cut funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology by 16 percent from 2008 levels.
DHS, State push 'passport-lite'
Security experts say additional features are needed to reduce security risks with RFID.
William Jackson | Unease persists on Real ID
Cybereye'commentary: Final rules for Real ID cards don't put privacy, security concerns to rest
TWIC in effect at more ports
Seaports of Ontonagon, Mich., Canaveral, Fla., and Morehead City, N.C., have adopted Transportation Worker Identification Credential technology.
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