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A Prototype Tool for JavaCard Firewall Analysis

whitepaper JavaCard is a variant of the Java programming language specifically designed for use on Smart Cards. In order to support the secure execution of several different applets on a Smart Card, the JavaCard Virtual Machine implements a firewall that...

Tags: firewalls

[24 Apr 2008]

Red Hat: Linux consumer desktop not on the cards

News Photos: Smart posters and the 'seeing eye phone' Red Hat has quashed speculation that it was planning a consumer desktop version of Linux to compete with Windows, saying it is focused on enterprise systems and would not be able to make such a...

Tags: linux, red hat, microsoft, eye

[21 Apr 2008]

Nokia to release NFC phone this year

News Using NFC] people can swap items like business cards or calendar notes by simply tapping their handsets together. In the near future the technology could also be used as an alternative to standard ticketing systems on public transport, or as a...

Tags: bluetooth, nfc, nokia

[16 Apr 2008]

A New Paradigm in PKI Architecture: OTPK Technology for Online Digital Signature

whitepaper There is no possible compromise on the private key, no need for user smart cards/USB tokens, no need for CRLs, no need for LDAP directories, no need for OCSP. This paper presents a paradigm shift in PKI architectures.

Tags: pki

[11 Apr 2008]

Implementation of an ActivCard Smart Card Solution on HP CCI

whitepaper Smart cards can provide additional security to a CCI implementation. This white paper discusses the implementation of ActivCard smart cards on HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI). This white paper is not intended as a comprehensive overview...

Tags: network security, cards, card, smart card

[10 Apr 2008]

Password Security Guidelines

whitepaper Smart cards. This document introduces the basic concepts of network authentication. In particular, it focuses on the use of user-IDs and passwords to verify the identity of users. Various strategies for selecting strong, hard-to-guess passwords are...

Tags: biometrics, authentication, passwords, identity

[10 Apr 2008]

DIS AG Securely Recruits Top Talent with Check Point

whitepaper VPN-1 Accelerator Cards deliver wire-speed performance for network. VPN-1 Pro features easy One-Click VPN deployment and a Security Management Architecture (SMART) that enables all elements of a security policy to be defined and managed from a...

Tags: security applications, policy, managed, security policy

[10 Apr 2008]

Programming the Smallest Java Card Platform

whitepaper The Java Card is the smallest Java platform and available on millions of smart cards including some of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards used by GSM telephone operators. After attending this session you should be able to understand the...

Tags: java

[31 Mar 2008]

How to Secure Your Wireless 802.11 Network

whitepaper In addition to encryption, stronger access control delivered via smart cards, USB tokens or complex passwords needs to be in place to truly provide the next level of security. This White Paper outlines the challenges and solutions available to...

Tags: 802.11

[31 Mar 2008]

Dear silicon.com...Illegal file-sharing, biometrics flying high, ID fines…

Comment ID cards: Gov't slap on fines of up to £1,000 ID cards are a really bad idea in light of my experience of government record keeping. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Video: Will smart...

Tags: biometrics, id cards, file sharing, gains

[28 Feb 2008]

Support WebCast: Credential Roaming Basics

whitepaper Until now, the only option that was previously available in managed environments was to use roaming user profiles or smart cards. When a user is logged on to a domain-joined computer, one can use roaming user profiles and smart cards to move a...

Tags: application servers

[27 Feb 2008]

Biometrics the future for flying bliss?

News Finn said that future security systems will rely on e-passports, ID or smart cards or visas that would contain both biometric data - such as fingerprints and iris scans - and biographical data, ranging from name and address to job and marital status.

Tags: biometrics, travel, airport, automated

[21 Feb 2008]

New Ferroelectric Material for Embedded FRAM LSIs

whitepaper Secure, high-speed, and low power consumption nonvolatile memories will be required for mobile devices used with smart RFID tags and secure IC cards. The strong growth of information network infrastructures in the society has enabled personal...

Tags: embedded systems

[14 Feb 2008]

Med.Con Introduces New Paradigms for Cement Distribution With Integrated IT Infrastructure

whitepaper It allowed the use of smart cards to track cement lots and enabled step-by-step monitoring of various stages in vehicle loading and unloading to ensure logistical efficiency. Med.Con wanted to support an integrated, flexible, secure, high...

Tags: infrastructure management

[08 Feb 2008]

The McCue Interview: Dave Lynch, CIO, Go Ahead Group

Comment Some of the technology challenges facing Go Ahead and other transport organisations are around mobile and wireless, electronic ticketing and smart cards. Work around the government's ITSO smart card interoperability standard is a big project for Go...

Tags: go ahead group, dave lynch, cios, wi fi

[30 Jan 2008]

Comparison site gets smart to beat that competition

Case Study It supports thousands of financial services suppliers, delivering products from credit cards to insurance, mortgages to loans and banking. As a relatively new entrant, it has had to adopt a smarter business model to differentiate it from the...

Tags: financial services, experian, comparison sites, banking

[29 Jan 2008]

Federated Identity, Distributed PKI and Smart Cards

whitepaper This paper considers authentication systems based on smart cards, where the smart cards will be issued by many organizations, and authentication must work at any location. It then considers smart card based deployments, and looks at requirements...

Tags: pki

[06 Jan 2008]

O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground

News O2's vision is all these different cards will end up being apps in your phone, turning it into a virtual wallet that can be used to pay for travel, goods and services - in addition to doing all the other things a phone can do.

Tags: mobile wallet, nfc, o2, payments

[28 Nov 2007]

E-payments: Cheap as chips

News Any person requiring money could then draw electronic funds onto devices including mobile phones or smart cards. Last year, Singapore unveiled a standard contactless e-purse application (Cepas), which allows merchants to only have one system to...

Tags: cash, singapore, contactless, gartner

[27 Nov 2007]

Can biometrics secure the public's data?

Comment There have also been reports of doctors sharing smart cards, to save logging on and off each time. Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have a society where bank cards had been replaced by iris identification, where passports were a...

Tags: law, biometrics, fingerprint reader, facial recognition

[23 Nov 2007]

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