Unclonable RFID Chip uses PUF Technology

Verayo introduces the unclonable silicon chip to the market. These silicon chips are enabled by Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) technology. ...

... "PUF is like a biometrics technology for silicon chips. It extracts a type of electronic DNA or fingerprint that is unique to each silicon chip, and uses it for authentication and security applications. It is effectively impossible to model or copy the electronic DNA in another chip, which makes PUF-based solutions more secure and robust. PUF technology was invented at MIT and Verayo has the worldwide exclusive license to develop and market PUF-based silicon chips. " ...

Via Verayo: Unclonable Silicon Chips

Biometrics RFID

Biometric RFID Future Scenarios

Mobile Phone RFID Requires Security

With RFID-enabled contactless payments via mobile phones growing in Japan, securing the devices is becoming more critical. ...

... "To address these concerns, several mobile phone providers have introduced biometric security measures including finger print, facial and voice recognition, which are needed to activate the phone. " ...

Via International Herald Tribune: Japan Virtual payments

RFID Vehicle Systems Uses Biometrics

Privaris introduces new version of the plusID identity verification token which incorporates personal biometrics into the process for gate and vehicle security. ...

... "Vehicle locking and starting: In addition to supporting long range communication to allow in-motion identity verification for gate access, the plusID 90 can be used with commercially available vehicle starting and locking systems that are designed to work with standard card-type access credentials. plusID supports all of the RFID access card formats offered by HID to provide the assurance of biometric identity verification of the driver when they enter and start the vehicle, as well as when they approach vehicle gates. Combining driver identity verification with vehicle identification: Privaris gate and vehicle solutions can be easily combined with long-range RFID technology, such as that used in automated toll road systems, to identify vehicles insuring that the right driver is behind the wheel of the right vehicle. RFID tags on the vehicle's windshield communicate with receivers mounted in the vehicle travel lane. Information from the vehicle RFID system is compared with the data from the driver's plusID to verify a match - the resulting combination insures not only the driver's identity, but that they are in their approved vehicle. " ...

Via Privaris: Fast Lane Biometric Identity Verification at Vehicle Gates

RFID Secure Personal Transactions ...

Broadcom creates secure processor that integrates RFID technology for use in contactless payments. ...

... "Broadcom Corporation introduced the world's first secure processor with integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, as part of the company's Trusted Authentication Initiative. The new device is designed to secure personal authentication transactions associated with physical access, logical access (into a PC or network) and contactless payment applications. The secure processor also enhances the use of currently deployed authentication technologies, such as biometrics and contactless technologies, by eliminating some of their inherent security vulnerabilities. The BCM5890 secure processor features an ARM-based processor that is FIPS Level 3-compliant and can run both secure and non-secure applications. The embedded contactless RFID tag capability enables usage in systems that utilize either the 13.56 MHz (ISO14443 and ISO15693) or 125 kHz frequencies. " ...

RFID Secure Personal Transactions: Via Broadcom: Broadcom Launches World's First Secure Processor with Integrated RFID to Secure Personal Authentication Applications ...

RFID Multiple Authentication Factor ...

Encentuate offers multiple methods of authentication through identity form factors such as RFID tags, smart cards, and USB tokens ...

... "Each organization is different, and each situation provides a unique access security challenge, said Peng T. Ong, founder and chairman of Encentuate. What sets Encentuate TCI apart from other solutions is our ability to seamlessly integrate with a number of authentication technologies, from RFID to USB tokens. As a result, we can eliminate an organization’s dependence on weak passwords and ensure secure access to computer systems using a variety of authentication factors. The authentication opportunities are practically limitless and we work with each organization to determine the solution, which is most effective for their requirements. Encentuate TCI’s ability to integrate with a variety of authentication factors provides enterprises a seamless path to strong digital identity without introducing additional complexity, cost or overwhelming deployments.

Encentuate TCI gives organizations a choice of authentication solutions, each of which greatly improves security. With a simple swipe of an RFID badge or a fingerprint scan organizations can strengthen access to computer systems while allowing the staff to quickly access the information they need to be productive on their jobs. " ...

RFID Multiple Authentication Factor: Via Encentuate: Encentuate TCI Delivers Multiple Authentication Factor Support: Company's technology integrates with a variety of multi-function authentication solutions, including RFID, biometrics and USB tokens ...

RFID Technology at FOSE ...

RFID technology applications will be showcased at FOSE ...

... "FOSE's 30th anniversary marks the emergence of new ways to get the job done, said Lorenz Hassenstein, Vice President, Events, PostNewsweek Tech Media. Wireless security, radio frequency identification (RFID), biometrics, and enterprise architecture are a few of this year's hot topics. Government buyers flock to FOSE to network with their peers from across the country, to explore the newest technology available, and to learn how to apply these innovations in the real world. " ...

RFID Technology at FOSE: Via FOSE: FOSE 2006: NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW PROGRAMS, AND NEW IDEAS TO BE UNVEILED AT GOVERNMENT TECHFEST ON MARCH 7-9 ...

RFID Growth: Smartcards EPassports ...

Research shows that RFID growth will come from smart card applications ...

... "The study - RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2006-2016 - reveals that although the lion's share of RFID shipments, in terms of volume produced, will be for high volume items such as post, drugs, pallets, cases, tyres and consumer goods, a disproportionate percentage of revenue will be achieved through RFID deployments in the ePassport and smart card markets. " ...

RFID Growth: Smartcards EPassports: Via Security Document World - Biometrics, Passports, ID Cards and Visas: ePassports and smart cards to boost RFID revenue ...

RFID Cards Enable IP Telephony Mobile Workforce ...

RFID security enables mobile workforce for IP telephony. ...

RFID Cards Enable IP Telephony: Via LiteScape Technologies: LiteScape Adds New Capabilities to Facilitate Enterprise-Wide Communications via IP Telephony ...

... "OnCast Directory facilitates the secure creation and distribution of content-rich, enterprise-specific broadcasts, launches conferences calls, and utilizes IP phones to lookup profile information and other timely content from a variety of sources. In addition, by leveraging authentication methods such as passwords, RFID cards and biometrics, users can move from site to site and immediately access their personal data to quickly broadcast collaborative messages and engage in IP-based communications. By providing phones with real-time access to enterprise-wide indexes, OnCast Directory streamlines everyday business processes and enhances the overall productivity of large, mobile enterprises, while taking maximum advantage of investments in IP infrastructure. " ...

RFID Biometric ID System: Germany

RFID is converging with biometrics technology to create mobile identification capability. John Blau updates on progress of companies in Germany collaborating on an RFID biometric IDentification system for the airline industry. ...

RFID Biometric ID System: Germany: Via Computerworld: Airline biometric ID system gets a demo in Germany ...

... "The new passport, valid for 10 years, will include an embedded RFID (radio frequency identification) chip that will initially store a digital photo of the passport holder's face. Starting in March 2007, the holder's left and right index fingerprints will also be stored on the chip. " ...

Global RFID EIdentity Initiative ...

Global RFID EIdentity Initiative: Via LogicaCMG: LogicaCMG launches global e-Identity initiative ...

... "LogicaCMG launches global e-Identity initiative: LogicaCMG today launches a new e-Identity initiative that will provide a global centre of excellence for the development of solutions for electronic identification, travel documents, border crossing and public safety initiatives. This programme brings together LogicaCMG's expertise in systems integration, security, identification and tracking technologies, such as biometrics, smart cards and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). LogicaCMG has successfully completed e-Identity projects worldwide, such as the biometric-enabled fast-pass border crossing at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. In addition, the company has extensive experience in the provision of smart card based solutions for financial applications and access control. " ...

RFID Border Control Biometrics UK Conference

RFID Border Control Biometrics UK Conference: OMNIKEY sponsors the Global Border Control Technology Summit in London: OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is sponsoring the Global Border Control Technology Summit, the premier meeting place for governments, technology vendors and system integrators to debate the ongoing concerns involving biometric passports ...

Omnikey sponsors UK conference to address the requirements of RFID-based border control with biometric technologies ...

... "OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is sponsoring the Global Border Control Technology Summit, the premier meeting place for international governments, technology vendors and system integrators to debate the ongoing concerns involving biometric passports. The conference will take place on July 11th to 12th in London at the Selfridge Hotel in London. The decision of governments worldwide to introduce high-security electronic travel documents based on RFID and biometric technologies, as well as to roll-out a new globe-spanning border control infrastructure, presents an array of technological and logistical challenges. " ...

The Global Border Control Technology Summit will enable all those involved in the rollout of technology-led projects to discuss critical practical, technical and commercial issues; and to find appropriate solutions to common implementation problems. High-profile attendees, including government representatives, from all over the world guarantee a unique insight in how the early adopters of biometrics for border control have introduced and implemented the technology. First-hand information on how the different products and solutions are working in practice can be expected. This event has been specifically designed and timed to coincide with the rollout of biometric passports and is therefore essential for Passport Issuing Authorities and Border Control Authorities. It will also be invaluable for any government organisation responsible for making the business case, selecting technology partners, procuring services for or managing any project involving identification technologies, services and products.

OMNIKEY, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, offers the most diversified product portfolio available on the market today. Having established a tight collaboration with key decision makers in the card manufacturing and software industries, OMNIKEY sits at the table of innovation. OMNIKEY’s smart card readers for PCs can be utilized by any application including logical access control, digital signature, GSM authentication, secure banking and online transactions, loyalty programs, and healthcare solutions. OMNIKEY, headquartered in Walluf, near Wiesbaden (Germany), is part of the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG). OMNIKEY´s North American headquarters reside in Irvine, California with technical support in Atlanta, Georgia. The Asia Pacific operation is located in Hong Kong. Design, production management, and quality control of OMNIKEY’s products are carried out in the company’s two R&D centers in Linz, Austria and Erfurt, Germany. OMNIKEY readers are distributed worldwide through a global network of partners, including value added resellers, system integrators, and OEMs.

ITG is the world’s leading supplier of RFID components, products, solutions and services. Comprised of a dynamic group of companies including HID, Sokymat, ACG Identification Technologies, Indala, OMNIKEY and Interlock, ITG innovation spans the value chain of smart card and RFID-based systems for identification and security. Applications include physical and logical access control, supply chain management, animal tagging, national ID and e-passport programs, transport and various industrial and manufacturing applications. ITG Research in Denver, Colorado, focused on advanced research projects at the cutting edge of RFID and smart card technologies, and its SmartWorldAcademy in Prague, uniquely position ITG at the forefront of the secure identification industry. ITG headquarter offices are located in Walluf, Germany and Irvine, California. ITG is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, an international group listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange with some 30,000 employees and annual sales of about EUR 3 billion. The ASSA ABLOY Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience.

RFID Smart Cards Partnership ...

RFID Smart Cards: Ingenico and OTI Form Partnership in Secure Contactless Payment and Identification: Initial Deployments Will Support US Payment Market ...

OTI partners to advance RFID smart card technology for the US payment market ...

... "On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security and payments, announced a partnership with Ingenico North America. Ingenico and OTI will provide secure contactless solutions for the payment and identification markets. " ...

Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ: OTIV, Prime Standard: OT5) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, micro payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the prestigious ESCAT Award for smart card innovation in both 1998 and 2000.

With a 26.5% market share, Ingenico is the world's largest provider of payment and transactions systems used by banking, retail, petroleum, transportation and government agencies to accelerate and secure the flow of electronic commerce. The Company's 1,300 employees working in 29 subsidiaries, as well as a network of a hundred partners and distributors, ship over 1.5 million payment terminals annually to more than 90 countries. Ingenico, through an annual investment of over 8 percent of revenues in research and development, is producing increasingly efficient and secure payment systems that incorporate the UNICAPT 32 architecture and the latest EMV standards. These systems leverage the most advanced technology available, including biometrics, touch technology, RFID, GSM/GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth communications, providing our customers with an efficient and versatile array of transaction solutions. Ingenico leverages this expertise and technology to provide solutions in markets requiring, highly secure applications such as purchasing cards, e-procedures, prepaid card reloading and electronic transaction flow management. This investment had enabled Ingenico to enter the emerging markets of electronic ID scanning, microchip-based healthcare cards and supply-chain traceability.

RFID Smart Cards: Animal Identification

NAIS 2004 Projects

... "Further, selected horses identified with RFID implants will also be issued smart cards with the horse's adult picture imprinted on the card, and the RFID number, premises identification and animal health information recorded on the smart card's chip. Animal identification including RFID and biometrics will be utilized and integrated into the Consortium's databases. Traceability exercises will be used to evaluate the projects ability to meet the 48-hour trace back goal. " ...

RFID Biometric Access Control: High Security Environments ...

RFID Biometric Access Control: High Security Environments: BioSecurIT Announces First Customer – The Federal Aviation Administration – to Secure Facilities Using Biometric Access Controls ...

... "BioSecurIT, Inc., a newly established manufacturer of systems for high security environments employing integrated biometrics, high resolution digital video, voice, RFID, and secure archiving, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today took delivery of BioSecurIT's first SentryPort system. SentryPort makes certain that persons attempting to gain access to secure facilities actually are who they purport to be and are permitted to access the area. SentryPort uses unique biometric traits to confirm the identity of individuals, eliminating the possibility that a lost, stolen, duplicated, or transferred ID card could be used for unauthorized access." ...

BioSecurIT, Inc. is a manufacturer of access control, surveillance, threat prediction, and investigation systems for high security environments employing integrated biometrics, high resolution digital video, voice, RFID, and secure archiving. The Federal Aviation Administration is a unit of the U. S. Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. Among its duties are safety regulation, airspace and air traffic management, air navigation, civil aviation abroad, commercial space transportation, aircraft registration, and research, engineering, and development related to aviation.

RFID Border Crossing Card: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

... "Mexican citizens who routinely cross the border on the land borders use the Border Crossing Card as the common document, the so-called laser visa. That is already a highly secure machine-readable document with embedded biometrics. So really, for the Mexican citizens, they will -- this is at least what's in our proposed rulemaking -- they would continue to use that to cross the border. There may be a subsequent generation of Border Crossing Cards using some of the techniques or technology, excuse me, that Ms. Dezenski was talking about, radio frequency, ID technology (RFID) and things of this nature. But we really do not see this having a significant impact on the movement of Mexican nationals to the United States. The return of American citizens to the United States, however, is another thing and those are people who will have to acquire, perhaps, some more formal documentation than they currently have. " ...

RFID Biometric Authentication ...

Current Issue: Financial Connection: Publications & Guidance: Financial Management Service

... "Because all biometric authentications are performed in the same module, the card has an unprecedented level of security. This allows FMS to take advantage of future advances in biometric technology without having to alter its backend infrastructure. A combi version of the card includes radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, which allows for touchless proximity usage within a building once the authorized user has been biometrically authenticated upon initial entry. The fingerprint-enabled biometric authentication and the digital-signature smart cards were developed to ensure the authorized user's identity and the ability to support a wide range of applications. The capabilities of biometrics reach from identity cards to electronic transaction payment authorization, from physical facility access control to PC and network applications access control, and additional digital-access security functions." ...

Biometric Authentication RFID Integration ...

Current Issue: Financial Connection: Publications & Guidance: Financial Management Service

... "Because all biometric authentications are performed in the same module, the card has an unprecedented level of security. This allows FMS to take advantage of future advances in biometric technology without having to alter its backend infrastructure. A combi version of the card includes radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, which allows for touchless proximity usage within a building once the authorized user has been biometrically authenticated upon initial entry. The fingerprint-enabled biometric authentication and the digital-signature smart cards were developed to ensure the authorized user's identity and the ability to support a wide range of applications. The capabilities of biometrics reach from identity cards to electronic transaction payment authorization, from physical facility access control to PC and network applications access control, and additional digital-access security functions." ...

RFID Applications Cyber Security ...

RFID Applications Cyber Security: FOSE 2005 Supports National Security Initiatives; Experts from ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling ...

... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling of what 25,000 government professionals will explore at government's 29th annual technology-fest, FOSE 2005. This comprehensive three-day event will take place on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, at the Washington DC Convention Center. Keynote addresses by chief executive officers from INTEL Corporation, Dell, SAP America and Accenture will complement 500 companies showcasing a wide range of technology solutions including the enterprise architecture supporting the network. ...

FOSE 2005 will take place at the Washington DC Convention Center on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, 2005.

RF Tags: Physical Security Technologies ...

TSWG.gov - Physical Security Technologies and Products

... "Advanced Vehicle Driver Identification System (AVIDS): AVIDS has been developed to expedite the screening process at vehicle entry points by providing force protection personnel with near real-time access to control databases. This modular system allows users to select only those components needed at their particular facility. AVIDS has been installed at a DoD facility, enabling verification of the occupants of a vehicle in less than three seconds over a secure wireless LAN that covers eighteen square miles and 8 vehicle entry points. Weigh-in-motion, RF tags, and license plate reader modules have been integrated, with biometrics modules used to verify identity during the enrollment process. " ...

RFID Animal Identification System ...

Tri-National National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Project Synopsis

... "selected horses identified with RFID implants will also be issued smart cards with the horse's adult picture imprinted on the card, and the RFID number, premises identification and animal health information recorded on the smart card's chip. Animal identification including RFID and biometrics will be utilized and integrated into the Consortium's databases. Traceability exercises will be used to evaluate the projects ability to meet the 48-hour trace back goal." ...

SmartCard Authentication Solutions for the Mac ...

SmartCard Authentication for the Mac: CRYPTOCard To Demo Enhanced Security in a Native OS X Environment ...

From WebWire (press release), GA ... attempt to implement an additional layer of security, CRYPTO-Server couples something in the user’s possession (a multi-function smart card, hardware token ...

... Building on its "Best of Show" award at Macworld 2004 for the first authentication solution for the Mac (Nasdaq: AAPL), CRYPTOCard, (www.cryptocard.com) the leader in Mac-specific authentication technology, will provide Macworld 2005 attendees with a sneak peak at its latest solution, CRYPTO-Server. CRYPTOCard (booth 1442) will demonstrate CRYPTO-Server’s CRYPTO-Logon functionality, which takes Mac OS X authentication to the next level by replacing the traditional Mac log-on screen with a one-time password protected log-on screen to provide simple "One-PIN-and-You’re-In" secure computer access. ...

Established in 1989, CRYPTOCard provides cost-effective Secure Password Technology to leading enterprises worldwide in the government, technology, aerospace, financial, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors. Winner of the "Best of Show," award at Macworld 2004, CRYPTOCard positively authenticates a user’s identity by coupling something in the user’s possession (a smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN), and provides centralized authentication for all physical and network access regardless of network infrastructure or user location. CRYPTOCard’s partners include Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), Check Point (Nasdaq: CHKP), Citrix (Nasdaq: CTXS), Entrust (Nasdaq: ENTU), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), and Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR).

Additional resources on smartcard authentication ...

Smartcards in Windows Server 2003/XP: NOTE. Smartcards are just the beginning. Some manufacturers add biometric authentication to smartcard authentication, creating three-factor authentication. ...

Secure Smartcard - - Based Fingerprint: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... { } Outline • Smartcard Authentication • Fingerprint Vault ... { } Smartcard Authentication • Aimed for authentication in any GSSAPI-style environment, ...

The Next Best Thing or a Whole New: network. Username/Password combinations are easily bypassed. Consider going to a form of biometrics or smartcard authentication. The ...

All About ISOC: Conferences - INET: been developed. The smartcard authentication module replaces an "authentication" process that was based on an e-mail loop. In fact ...

Smart Card Interoperability: GSA Adds Interoperability Standards to Smart Card Specifications ...

From US GSA ...

... "Government-wide Smart Card Interoperability:

Flexibility, more smart card products and services
Works with electronic physical access, logical (computer) access, Biometrics and cryptography
Multiple vendor products will work together within the same smart card applications
Federal agencies can benefit from the smart card development of other agencies; i.e. federal smart card applications can be shared.
Gives the Federal government common smart card identification services
Gives Federal agencies the ability to identify and authenticate employees from other agencies
Federal IDs can be used for electronic visitor control systems
Federal agencies need not issue additional access or ID cards to detailed employees
Reduces data and paper handling for Federal employees
Provides for information portability
Helps the Federal government work cheaper and better by reducing the number of access cards federal employees need for controlled access, i.e. buildings, computers, parking areas, Secured Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF), and other controlled areas
Creates a multiple application smart cards that can be used by any Federal agency
Provides for secure electronic routing of government documents" ...

RFID Biometrics: Release 8 of SecuGen's SDK Collection now provides fingerprint ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... For more information, visit www.casio.com. Psion Teklogix, Inc. is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID. ...

... SecuGen announces the next release of its Software Developer Kit (SDK) Collection, which is used to build powerful biometric software applications that incorporate SecuGen's increasingly popular fingerprint recognition technology. ...

RFID Privacy Discussion

From Congressional Record: March 23, 2004 (Senate), Page S2989-S2990, Mr. Barry Steinhardt, Director of the Technology and Liberty Program, The American Civil Liberties Union ...

... "The privacy issues raised by RFID tags are vitally important because they are representative of a larger trend in the United States: the seemingly inexorable drift toward a surveillance society. As Congress considers the privacy issues posed by RFID chips, I urge you to view them in the larger context -- a world that is increasingly becoming a sea of data and databases, where the government and private corporations alike are gathering more and more details about our everyday existence. The explosion of computers, cameras, sensors, wireless communication, GPS, biometrics, and other technologies in just the last 10 years is feeding what can be described as a surveillance monster that is growing silently in our midst. Scarcely a month goes by in which we don�t read about some new high-tech method for invading privacy, from face recognition to implantable microchips, data-mining to DNA chips, and now RFID identity tags. The fact is, there are no longer any technical barriers to the creation of the surveillance society. While the technological bars are falling away, we should be strengthening the laws and institutions that protect against abuse. Unfortunately, in all too many cases, even as this surveillance monster grows in power, we are weakening the legal chains that keep it from trampling our privacy. " ...

RFID Smart Cards: CARTES 2004, Leading Exhibition For Smart Card Markets ...

The CARTES 2004 show presents a complete and international view of the entire industry: card manufacturers and issuers, RFID and biometrics technology, manufacturing machines, components manufacturers, supply manufacturers, card personalising, engineering, terminals and readers. The CARTES show has been compbined with the IT Security 2004 show.

... The development of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology for contactless products and solutions, combined with biometrics capabilities, represent recent advanced techniques. A special session focusing on RFID and biometrics technologies will be held at Cartes & IT Security 2004, from 2 to 4 November, at Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre, France. ...

Advanced Smart Card References

Trends in the RFID Smart Card market: Significant developments and trends include dominance for the JavaCard platform for high-end SIMs. There is evolution from low- to high-end cards, despite the slow start of third generation USIM (Universal Subscriber Identification Module) cards shipments. A significant breakthrough in CDMA markets has occured with the development of R-UIM (Roaming Universal Identity Module) cards. The vision continues for the use of SIM technology as the key to digital networks which are trusted by users and operators to provide security while protecting customers' privacy.

Supply Chain Security RFID Seminar: NCSC and RFID Journal Co-Host World's First Major RFID Seminar on ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... for supply chain security professionals, announces the world's first comprehensive seminar focused on how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related ...

Folks at RFID Journal and the NCSC are sponsoring an RFID Seminar focused on supply chain security. Looks to be an exciting and interesting event ...

... The National Cargo Security Council, the leading organization for supply chain security professionals, announces the world's first comprehensive seminar focused on how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related wireless technologies are helping to combat a wide range of commercial cargo and Homeland Security threats, including terrorism. NCSC is joining with RFID Journal, www.rfidjournal.com, a leading media enterprise covering the RFID industry, to co-host the seminar, and the publication's executive editor, Mark Roberti, will be a featured speaker at the event. Slated for Dec. 5-7, 2004 at the Long Beach (CA) Hilton, the seminar will include eight sessions on real-world, real-time solutions leveraging RFID and other Automatic Identification and Data Collection technologies, such as sensors, biometrics and satellite tracking systems. The comprehensive program features 22 world-renowned experts from international manufacturers and shippers, leading consultancies and universities, government and law enforcement agencies, as well as RFID software and hardware providers. ...

The National Cargo Security Council, www.cargosecurity.com, based in Annapolis, MD, is a professional association of 1,100 cargo-transportation and security professionals from the entire logistics spectrum: air, truck/rail, maritime and intermodal. NCSC members are committed to assuring the safe and secure movement of the nation's commerce.

RFID Journal is the world's RFID authority. In print, online and at its executive conferences, the RFID Journal focuses on one thing: helping companies cut costs and boost revenue by deploying RFID technologies. More than 100,000 people turn to RFID Journal each month for reliable information.

RFID Authentication and Access Control: Veridicom Announces VKI, A Portable Authentication Device ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... uniquely identifiable fingerprint sensor that can biometrically authenticates individuals to multiple compatible networks including existing RFID access systems ...

VKI is a unique solution introduced into the marketplace. It is a single key which:

--- Acts as a secure storage device that biometrically locks down sensitive data.
--- Acts as a uniquely identifiable fingerprint sensor that biometrically authenticates individuals to multiple compatible networks including existing RFID access systems.

... Veridicom International Inc (OTCBB:VRDI) is pleased to announced that "VKI", its new multi-factor authentication key which addresses today's need to authenticate individuals in both the enterprise and physical worlds, will be launched at the Biometrics 2004 conference and trade show in London, England this week. ...

Veridicom International offers a suite of identity management products, including hardware and software that utilize public key infrastructure (PKI), secure token-based technology, and fingerprint biometrics to authenticate and manage personal identities for a wide variety of applications and transactions. This platform provides a biometrically authenticated digital signature for financial, travel, and other applications. Veridicom patented authentication and transaction technology enables real-time authentication of individuals anytime, anywhere, via the Internet, point-of-sale, security kiosk, and mobile devices. Veridicom International’s identity management solutions employ public key infrastructure and a “virtual token” based technology to control, audit and monitor the identification processes for electronic events. In existence since 1970, today's Veridicom International boasts an enviable pedigree that includes ties to such technology industry luminaries as Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies and past development contracts with notables like the United States Department of Defense and the Department of Defense Research Projects Agency. Veridicom is well positioned with an 'out-of-the-box' identity management solution which merges hardware, enterprise middleware and application software into a seamless, bundled authentication suite. With a portfolio of thirty-three patents and additional active patent pending applications the technology infrastructure of Veridicom International has collectively taken more than $70 million to develop with investment funds from the likes of Intel, Deutsche Bank, UBS Warburg, H&Q, Allegro Capital, ATT Ventures and Bell Labs.

China RFID: WJ Communications to Showcase Its RFID Products at the 11th ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... modules, today announced that it, along with its distribution partner, Richardson Electronics, (Nasdaq:RELL) will showcase its most recent RFID products at the ...

Upcoming conference in China on RFID technology and automated identification ...

... WJ Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of RF semiconductors and multi-chip modules, today announced that it, along with its distribution partner, Richardson Electronics, (Nasdaq:RELL) will showcase its most recent RFID products at the upcoming 11th International Exhibition of Automatic Identification Technology, SCAN-China. The exhibition will be held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, during October 10-12, 2004. WJ's RFID product portfolio features the new multi-protocol MPR 5000 and MPR 6000 PCMCIA Type II Reader Cards, OEM Reader Modules and RFID Reader ASICs for RFID applications worldwide. ...

SCAN-China is a professional exhibition on automatic identification that is organized by China's sole association of automatic identification, AIM China. Exhibits in the past have numbered over 1,000 different products of automatic identification technology, including bar coding, magnetic cards, IC, RFID, biometrics and voice recognition, together with their applications in supply chain management, storage, Auto-ID, transportation and government administration. Magnetic, IC and RFID cards are gaining increasing popularity across China, especially in the areas of fee-collection, public transport, finance, health, insurance and security.

Biometrics RFID: Aviation authority sets strict biometric passport guidelines

From ZDNet.co.uk, UK ... In 2005, European visas and passports will have to carry an RFID-type chip containing the digitised facial image of the rightful holder. ...

... According to a specification from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, citizens of the 188 member countries will have to respect strict rules before getting into the photo booth -- including instructions to stop smiling too much, because it will affect the soon-to-be-introduced digital facial recognition systems. ...

Retail RFID Advancements: Possibilities of The Point of Sale Industry Global Markets and ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... research investigated a variety of technologies driving the evolution of the black box at the checkout such as IP enablement, Contactless Cards, and RFID Tags. ...

" ... The world is rapidly shifting from cash and checks to electronic payments. POS terminals, as the interface between the consumer and the banking networks, are at the core of the movement. Prior Mercator Advisory Group research investigated a variety of technologies driving the evolution of the black box at the checkout such as IP enablement, Contactless Cards, and RFID Tags. This report delves into the Global marketplace for POS Terminals and analyzes the regions and vendors that are implementing changes that are radically altering the shape of retail payments ... "

Mercator Advisory Group is the leading, independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payments industry. They deliver pragmatic and timely research and advice designed to help clients uncover the most lucrative opportunities to maximize revenue growth and contain costs. Their clients range from the world's largest payment issuers, acquirers, processors and associations to leading technology providers. Mercator Advisory Group's Emerging Technologies Advisory Service focuses on newly emerging consumer payment technologies that stand to impact significantly the future of the industry. At present, a large emphasis of this service is on Chip/Smart Card technologies, mobile payment initiatives, chip card applications and programs, RFID devices, emerging authentication mechanisms (biometrics, etc.), purse/wallet initiatives, transportation/identity linked programs and the drivers for success in these increasingly important sectors. This service also looks closely at POS device advancements, technical product innovation, standards development, e-commerce initiatives and the drivers for success moving forward.

RFID Excellence: ABI Research To Rate Innovation, Implementation in New Vendor ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The ABI Research Vendor Matrix will recognize excellence in these markets: RFID, residential entertainment technologies, Wi-Fi, OEM telematics and aftermarket ...

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. Their market research products can be found on the Web at www.abiresearch.com. ABI Research's RFID (radio frequency identification) research includes in-depth global analysis, forecasts, and comprehensive coverage of the various technologies as they relate to asset management, asset tracking, and supply chain management. RFID chips, transponders, and readers are all studied, as are RFID integration services. ABI Research's coverage of technologies for the security industry includes in-depth market analysis of biometrics, voice recognition, surveillance equipment, video surveillance, fingerprint identification, retina scanning, fleet management, electronic toll collection, interrogators, Auto-ID, and barcodes, among other technologies and products.

RFID Tracking Software: Savi Technology Introduces New RFID-Enabled Software with ...

From TMCnet ... Savi Technology, founded in 1989 and builder of the world's largest RFID wireless cargo tracking system, is a leading provider of RFID networks for real-time ...

The Savi Asset Management System (AMS) enables companies to track asset location and status, search for and find those assets, and analyze historical information to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, understand asset utilization, perform instant inventories, manage asset losses, and more. The Savi Transportation Security System (TSS) is a combination of rule-driven, event and process management software, real-time asset tracking and monitoring utilizing a variety of automatic identification technologies such as RFID, electronic seals, biometrics, sensors, and satellite tracking systems, and automated alerts that instantly notify security, operational managers, and appropriate law enforcement agencies the moment there is a breach in security protocol.

Smart Card Security: RSA Security announces strategic partnership with Passlogix

From ITWeb, South Africa ... side intelligence that coupled with any of a wide range of authentication methods - including passwords, RSA SecurID authenticators, an RSA Smart Card, an RSA ...


Passlogix delivers solutions that help enterprise customers to cost effectively simplify and secure application access, improve authentication and support their identity management objectives. Passlogix products support a broad array of other authenticators that extend your security as your environment demands it, with devices such as add smart cards, tokens, PKI, biometrics.

Smart Card Biometrics: Labcal's Fingerprint Readers Deployed in 14 Hospitals All Over ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... for 4,200 employees QUEBEC CITY, June 17 /PRNewswire/ - Labcal Technologies Inc., a company specializing in fingerprint-based biometrics, smart card and Public ...

RFID Security: IT security is a top priority at the Olympics

From VNUNet.com, UK ... Other high-tech systems, such as biometrics, smartcards and RFID technology, which offer more complex forms of security, have not been included. ...

RFID Smart Cards: Oberthur Wins First GSA Contract for Issuance of Secure ID Smart ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... With its unique supply chain management expertise, from security printing, to smart card manufacturing and mass issuance, Oberthur is ideally positioned to ...

ID-One™ Advanced ID solutions for governments. Portable, secure and standardized, smart cards have proven to be the best available solutions to provide fast and reliable verification of a citizen's identity, while protecting the privacy of the individual. Accumulating its leadership in smart cards with a unique expertise in security printing and personal identification documents, Oberthur Card Systems is better positioned than any other actor on the market to support governments deploying smart identification systems. AuthentIC™ is a complete range of advanced, flexible and highly secure cryptographic solutions adressing the needs of B2B and B2C markets for secure network access (authentication) and online payment. Designed to support different technologies, these solutions are readily adaptable to different environments, systems and devices. They are particularly suited for the implementation and management of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) architectures.

ID-One™ smart cards are based on Oberthur Card Systems' open platforms, featuring on-board applications dedicated to identity and e-government services. ID-One smart cards are based on the latest evolution of Cosmo cards, Oberthur Card Systems' platform offer. Implementing Java Card™ and GlobalPlatform industry standards, Cosmo cards offer from 32 to 64k of EEPROM, with dual interface chip allowing the card to be used in contactless mode. Cosmo cards are also ready for biometrics applications, supporting the standard API from the Biometric Consortium. The applets available with ID-One Cosmo provide all the necessary cryptographic services to perform PKI (RSA) related operations and secured data storage functions for identity, password, credential or other sensitive data. RSA keys can be loaded or generated on-board for added security. DES or 3DES functions are also provided to perform encryption/decryption and can be used to perform challenge/response operations. When Java is not required, Oberthur Card Systems is able to offer alternatives such as MULTOS™ platforms or specification-based mask development.

RFID Middleware: Striving for Total Interoperability

From RFID Journal ... June 2, 2004—Joining the growing ranks of companies offering RFID middleware, software provider RfideaWorks has released RFIdirector and RFIdb. ...

RFideaWorks provides high-performance, flexible RFID-enabling solutions to help businesses meet new Wal-Mart, DoD, FDA, Airbus/Boeing, and international RFID requirements - regardless of which standards are used. This means a company can do business in a "mix and match" RFID and auto identification data capture (AIDC) standards world, like EPC, ISO, proprietary, UID, bar codes and data from GPS, RTLS, electronic pedigrees, biometrics, and still have their existing information systems working smoothly and efficiently throughout the enterprise, supply chain, and customer base.

RFideaWorks incorporates advanced technology, like RFIdirector (TM) - a unique patent-pending process for middleware data capture and input/output device-independent interoperability, RFIdb (TM) - the first real-time database designed from the ground up especially for RFID, and RFIdwh (TM) - the first real-time intelligent data warehouse using RFID information. RFIdb and RFIdwh also employ a patent-pending process and architecture. Integrated seperately or together, RFideaWorks helps users meet "RFID ASAP" requirements quickly and more importantly rapidly accelerates strategic business transformation to gain major competitive advantage in an RFID-centric business world without introducing complexity, big budgets, long timeframes, and unnecessary risks.

RFID Technology: Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy

From CSTB Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications ... In response to a request to CSTB from the United States Government's Chief Counselor for Privacy, CSTB has framed an assessment of emerging approaches to authentication in computing and communications systems that focuses on the implications of authentication technologies for privacy. The project will engage a committee of diverse experts working under National Research Council processes, and the committee's work will be presented in a consensus report with recommendations, which will be briefed and disseminated widely.

This report explores authentication technologies (including passwords, PKI, biometrics, etc.) and their implications for the privacy of the individuals being authenticated. As authentication becomes ever more ubiquitous, understanding its interplay with privacy is vital. The report examines numerous concepts, including authentication, authorization, identification, privacy, and security. It provides a framework to guide thinking about these issues when deciding whether and how to use authentication in a particular context. The report explains how privacy is affected by system design decisions. It presents steps one can take to mitigate adverse privacy effects of authentication systems. The report also describes government's unique role in authentication and what this means for how government can use authentication with minimal invasions of privacy. In addition, the report outlines usability and security considerations, and it provides a primer on privacy law and policy ...

LogicaCMG: RFID on the Threshold of European Breakthrough

From TMCnet ... 2005. The research highlights when and how RFID will be used on a large scale. ... both complex and labour intensive. RFID is set to eliminate these concerns. ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a proven, cheap and reliable technology for wireless information exchange. RFID has been around a long time. The current technology and cost price make RFID readily available. Examples in applications are Supply Chain, marketing and security.

Advantages of this technology are flexibility, reliability, cost reduction, quality, communication speed and enabling technology for new business applications.

The most important features of RFID are:

Wireless
No line of sight-required (contrary to barcodes)
Stand alone
Compact and flexible
User-friendly and straightforward
Various uses
Reusable and disposable
Rewrite-able
Multi-read
Passive and active, such as temperature measuring

RFID technology in a nutshell
RFID technologie is based on a system consisting of a "tag" and a read/write device. The "tag" consists of a chip and an antenna and is very small. The tags come in a large variety of appearances such as a hard case, labels, plastic, glass, large or small. The amount of information that can be stored on a tag as well as the rewrite range can vary. There are active and passive tags. The active tags initiate transmitting the stored information themselves, the passive ones transmit information when asked.

The read/write device consists of an antenna, a controller and a PC-unit. The antennas can vary from small read units to man high gates. They can be wireless or integrated. PC-units can vary from hand-held size to PC or IC model.

There are a lot of RFID technologies each with its own use in the field. Depending on the use a compilation of devices can be made for the most effective and efficient solution.

RFID is a form of AutoID. Other forms are smartcard, biometrics and barcode.

LogicaCMG's RFID Competence Center: The LogicaCMG RFID Competence Center offers working experience and lessons learned, in the area of business cases, business modeling, integration with existing systems, technological development and choices.

The LogicaCMG RFID Competence Center:

has knowledge of and experience with various current technologies

has contact with well known players in the market

is involved in initiatives of standardization

has experience in creating business cases in the field of RFID

offers live demonstrations

All these activities help our clients to make the right choices. This will result in a proper solution for improved business and exploration of new opportunities.

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services and wireless telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. Formed in December 2002, through the merger of Logica and CMG, the company employs around 20,000 staff in offices across 34 countries and has nearly 40 years of experience in IT services. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG).

Smart Cards and Biometrics: System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports

From The Ledger, FL ... to the US Department of Homeland Security, which is facing delays in its plans to incorporate passport-validating fingerprint and facial biometrics at border ...

RFID / Smart Card Privacy: Lack of privacy may be a project-killer

From The Star, Malaysia ... These "soft" security measures include passwords, security tokens, smartcards or biometrics to ensure non-repudiation, punitive legislation, professional codes ...

Biometrics and Smart Card: ID card plan fails grade

From Calgary Sun, Canada ... OTTAWA -- The federal government has quietly dropped the controversial idea of developing a national ID card equipped with biometrics despite spending hundreds ...

Biometrics: Top Cop Wants ID Cards Soon

From The Mirror, UK ... Biometrics, the use of eyes, the use of fingerprints is now a certainty in a way that never was before, so therefore identification, either whether it be on ...

Biometrics for US entry controls expanded

From San Francisco Chronicle, CA ... Only Australia said it would meet the deadline, and there has been confusion among countries about the kind of technology and biometrics they should ...

Re Biometrics: Nations back USA, not their citizens

From The Statesman, India ... s prerogative. She added that the Netherlands also was considering biometrics technology for its next-generation passports. Italy ...

Biometric Hand Scans Replace Photo IDs For...

From WAVY-TV, VA ... The process, called biometrics, uses electronic devices to verify identity by recognizing unique characteristics such as fingerprints, hands, and the iris of ...

One billion to get biometrics RFID by 2015

From CNET Asia, Mar 31, 2004 ... Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID in more than one billion passports worldwide. Human rights organizations from Europe North America Australia and Asia have sent an open letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO railing against plans to create an international identity register that would force the inclusion of biometrics and controversial RFID tracking tags in all passports by 2015.

One billion to get biometrics RFID by 2015

From CNET Asia Systems and Networking, Mar 31, 2004 ... Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID in more than one billion passports worldwide. Human rights organizations from Europe North America Australia and Asia have sent an open letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO railing against plans to create an nternational identity register that would force the inclusion of biometrics and controversial RFID tracking tags in all passports by 2015.

RFID Privacy: Protest against global biometrics database

From Out-Law.com, UK ... without debate, by the standards being set by the ICAO – in particular those requiring the use of biometrics and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. ...

One billion people to get biometrics and RFID tracking by 2015

From Silicon.com ... liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID in more ...

RFID Privacy: Campaigners fight biometric passports

From Security Focus ... Critics have drafted an open letter expressing concerns over plans to mandate the use of biometrics and RFID (radio frequency) technology in all future ...

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IOC seeks security system from Tata Honeywell

From The Statesman, India ... The security software, one of the largest in Asia, will be based on access control, which include technologies such as smart card, biometrics using unique ...

SENSE Holdings Acquires Exclusive Sales Marketing and Purchase Rights for Biometric Patent to Secure Vehicles; Secures Automobiles Trucking Marine and Aviation Vehicles Using Biometrics

From Insurance News Net, Mar 19, 2004 ... Insurance News Net Insurance Newswires SENSE Holdings Acquires Exclusive Sales Marketing and Purchase Rights for Biometric Patent to Secure Vehicles Secures Automobiles Trucking Marine and Aviation Vehicles Using Biometrics Copyright 2004 PR Newswire Association Inc ...

Fingerprint biometrics spin-off raises $20m

From Electronics Weekly, Mar 19, 2004 ... News from ElectronicNews Online STMicroelectronics has spun off its fingerprint biometrics business and the new company has announced completion of a 20m first round of financing. Upek won funding from lead investors Sofinnova Ventures and Sofinnova Partners Diamondhead Ventures Earlybird Venture Capital EDBV Management and Green Dot Capital. The California-based company was launched through the transfer of the business personnel and technology assets of ST's fingerprint biometrics business formerly known as the TouchChip business unit ...

Interview Featuring Joe Turek of Biometrics 2000 and Mark O'Hare of Security First Corporation Is Available At Smallcapvoice.com

From BiometriTech, Mar 19, 2004 ... Biometrics 2000 OTCBB VILW and Security First Corporation are pleased to announce that an audio interview that highlights the finer points of the newly formed strategic partnership is now available at . advertisement Joseph Turek CEO of Biometrics stated Partnering with Security First gives Biometrics 2000 the ability to provide complete security solutions to small and large enterprises military and government installations ...

PCWorld.com - Are Biometrics Coming to a PC Near You?

From PC World Security, Mar 19, 2004 ... Are Biometrics Coming to a PC Near You Feds investigate adopting biometric passwords to stop identity theft. Adrienne Newell Medill News Service Friday March 19 2004 WASHINGTON Science fiction often depicts a future where retinal scans are common and fingerprint scans replace passwords and even door keys ...

Transport sector takes up RFID

Within the next few years tracking technologies RFID and biometrics will become commonplace within the transport sector. Security and efficiency will be the motivation behind a new wave of technology that will alter the way the transportation industry operates according to consultant and services provider Accenture...

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