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The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up Still, there's not likely to be an enormous rush: Home Office figures show just 0.4 per cent of the population of Manchester - fewer than 2,000 of the city's 450,000 residents - have registered to get an application form for an... [20 Nov 2009]
UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The Home Office announced today that people living or working in Manchester will now be able to enrol their details for an ID card from 30 November, with the first cards issued around 10 days after... [16 Nov 2009]
The REAL ID Act: Why Real ID Cards Should Be Based on Smart Card Technology
White Paper The Smart Card Alliance strongly recommends that smart card technology be adopted as the underlying infrastructure for state driver's licenses issued to comply with the requirements of the REAL... [14 Nov 2009]
Smart Cards and Biometrics in a Privacy-Sensitive Secure Personal Identification System
White Paper Both government and commercial organizations are implementing secure personal Identification (ID) systems to improve confidence in verifying the identity of individuals seeking access to physical or virtual locations. [14 Nov 2009]
HID on the Desktop Security Overview
White Paper HID on the Desktop (HOTD) is a suite of solutions designed to strengthen the overall security of a desktop log-on by using Two-Factor Authentication, combining something the user has (their ID card), and... [13 Nov 2009]
Smart Card Technology: The Right Choice for REAL ID
White Paper The card's unique ability to verify the authority of the reader and the card's strong security at both the card and data level make the smart card an excellent guardian... [12 Nov 2009]
Recommendation on the Credential Numbering Scheme for the FIPS 201 PIV Card Global Unique Identifier
White Paper This paper presents a proposal by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council (PAC) on the population of the GUID field found within the Cardholder Unique ID (CHUID) of a PIV card.... [12 Nov 2009]
Bridging Physical and Logical Security Using Tumbleweed Valicert Validation Authority: OCSP Identity Validation in Physical Access Control
White Paper This white paper is intended for organizations that are trying to utilize a single smart card based system for both IT and physical access control. It discusses the basic architecture of smart card based... [12 Nov 2009]
Using Smart Cards for Secure Physical Access
White Paper Through the appropriate use of contact or contact less smart card technology in the overall physical access system design, security professionals can implement the strongest possible security policies for any situation. [12 Nov 2009]
Interoperable Identity Credentials for the Air Transport Industry
White Paper One area of security that has received considerable attention is the deployment of an interoperable Identification (ID) credential system that would provide identity assurance, electronic identity verification, and... [12 Nov 2009]
ID cards: 10,000 Brits want to sign up
News Thousands of UK citizens have registered their interest in getting their very own ID card. The ID card that will be issued to UK citizens According to the Home Office,... [19 Oct 2009]
First ID card watchdog named
News The ID card that will be issued to UK citizens (photo credit: Home Office) The government has appointed its first identity commissioner to keep tabs on the UK's ID cards scheme. Sir... [14 Sep 2009]
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged
News Formerly a federal government informant, Gonzalez also was arrested in New Jersey in 2003 on charges related to ATM and debit card fraud. Two Russians and a Florida man were charged on Monday with hacking into Heartland... [18 Aug 2009]
Revealed: How much scrapping the ID card would save the taxpayer
News Since its very inception, there has been no shortage of voices clamouring for the end of the ID card scheme. The ID card for foreign nationals unveiled last November... [13 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News The phishing scam encouraged recipients to give their bank or credit card details in order to collect the supposed tax refund - leaving them open to having their bank accounts drained and the possibility of... [06 Aug 2009]
