CR80News | Episode 13: Passport security with EAC and what that means to you

Friday, May 9, 2008

Cryptomathic’s Mike Bond talks with host Chris Corum about the efforts to secure e-Passports with the new Extended Access Control (EAC). Bond explains the foundations of EAC and describes how it builds upon the earlier security techniques of Basic Access Control (BAC) to protect the biometrics on the contactless chip. Explore how EAC creates a worldwide PKI, how it impacts issuers and vendors, and whether it will make lines longer or shorter at immigration points.

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Episode 57: Identity Standards series: OASIS

In the second part of the Regarding ID series of podcasts looking at identity standards Editor Zack Martin speaks with John Sabo and Anil Saldhana, members of the OASIS IDtrust Member Section Steering committee. Sabo, director of Global Government Relations for CA Technologies, and Saldhana, lead security architect for middleware at Red Hat, talk about where OASIS fits in the identity management landscape.

Entrust's SPOC technology chosen in Finland e-passport initiative

Entrust Inc. has been selected to deploy its security solutions for Finland’s Population Register Centre. After implementing its Extended Access Control (EAC) e-passport solution more than two-years ago, Entrust has begun deployment of its Single Point of Contact (SPOC) infrastructure for e-passports.

Episode 63: ID standard series: GlobalPlatform

In another of a series of podcasts investigating identity standards, Kevin Gillick, executive director at GlobalPlatform, talks with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about its place in the standards landscape and the role it plays.

Episode 62: Identity Standards series: OpenID Forum

In our continuing podcast series on identification standards, Don Thibeau, executive director at the The OpenID Foundation and chairman and president of The Open Identity Exchange, speaks with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about its place in the ID standards landscape and some of its different projects. OpenID may be the one ID standard that many people are already using but don’t even realize it.

Episode 61: Changing landscape of government IDs

Government issued ID cards aren’t what they use to be. In the last 10-years the documents have changed from simple piece of laminated plastic to high-tech IDs with multiple security features. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Robert DeVincenzi, president and CEO at LaserCard, about the company’s role in changing IDs and a Frost & Sullivan report that analyzes some of the progress.

SMARTRAC ramps up e-passport inlay production

SMARTRAC announced that production and shipment of its high security e-Passport inlays at its facility in Chanhassen, Minn. has surpassed the milestone of 1 million units in a single month.

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Episode 13: Passport security with EAC and what that means to you