Codebench Inc. announced that it has integrated its PIVCheck Plus software with RedCloud Security Management Software. RedCloud was formerly known as PlaSec. This marks the first integration of PIVCheck Plus software with a physical and virtual network appliance access control platform. RedCloud Virtual is a VMware Ready access control solution purpose-built for organizations that have […]

Psion announced that its Workabout Pro 3 and Workabout Pro-g have earned Apriva’s compatibility certification. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1, the Workabout Pro 3 and Workabout Pro-g have completed Apriva’s integration and testing with its secure mobile communications products deployed to government and public agencies around the world. Apriva integrated and tested the Workabout Pro […]

OMB memo mandates FIPS 201 compliance for all new systems When the White House Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum in February mandating that all agencies to start using the FIPS 201 PIV credentials for physical and logical access, it was met with mixed responses. Vendors and consultants cheered. The credentials would finally […]

The July meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Quintron Systems Inc. announced that its new version of AccessNsite has satisfied tests by a GSA approved laboratory to be designated as an approved Caching Status Proxy by GSA and placed on the approved products list. The solution provides the capability to poll the status of all registered PIV Cards periodically and save the status […]

The June meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Additions include biometrics, mandatory keys but no new form factors The much-anticipated FIPS 201-2 draft was released in March. The team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology had been collecting comments on possible additions to the U.S. federal smart card standard since the first specification was released in 2005. The new draft focuses […]

Why an ID store needs to be the first investment, best practice lessons from FIPS 201 By Salvatore D’Agostino, CSCIP, IDMachines FIPS 201, PIV and the Draft FIPS 201-2 often get thought of as a standard defining the technology associated with strong authentication, digital signing and encryption using digital certificates and public key infrastructure. While […]

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, has announced the release of a software development kit (SDK) enabling Android devices to be compliant with HSPD-12 security regulations. The company says the Android SDK is meant to address a growing demand from the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Management […]

The May meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]