The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s US VISIT program is one of the largest identification projects started after 9/11. The program has been collecting fingerprints from travelers entering the U.S. for years, but the program is supposed to also be collecting them at exit to confirm that individual’s are leaving the country. Regarding ID Editor […]

Students from abroad, attending college in the U.S., have a lot to assimilate. More than likely they have to deal with a new culture, perhaps master a new language, learn their way around campus and more. They also possibly have to learn a new currency and probably how to deal with this country’s banking system. […]

Airport workers and air carrier employees require access to secure areas in sensitive airport locations. Currently there is no standard for a strong authentication credential to identify these workers as they move within and between airports. The Transportation Security Administration is investigating such a credential through its Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution (ACIS). Avisian Publishing’s Chris […]

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 […]

Executive Editor Chris Corum welcomes new Editor Zack Martin to the AVISIAN Team. They recap a DHS press conference that Zack attended at Chicago O’Hare International Airport regarding the DHS budget and what that means for federal ID programs such as US VISIT, WHTI, REAL ID, and TWIC. Chris and Zack also talk about the […]

Executive Editor Chris Corum discusses the present and the future of the TSA’s Registered Traveler program with the SVP for Public Policy with Verified Identity Pass. The company is the leader in RT implementations with its CLEAR Card program now in place at 14 airports across the country. Topics include current and pending installations, market […]

Identification, NFC, contactless and Japan will all be major focal points during the 22nd edition of CARTES, coming your way Nov. 15-17 in Paris at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre near Roissy Charles de Gaulle international airport. One of the major changes this year, according to CARTES Communication Director Hélène Tsounguy, is the coming of […]

Integrated Engineering, one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of 13.56 MHz contactless readers, will be acquired by access control leader HID. The Dutch company, with a specialty in Mifare and DESFire products, will bring a range of PIV-compliant and e-Passport ready readers to the HID product line. ASSA ABLOY’s HID Global to Acquire Integrated Engineering […]

Labcal Technologies will be incorporating UPEK’s TouchChip Fingerprint Sensor (on display at CTST) into its Be.U Mobile handheld reader, developed for use in employee ID verification, e-passports, and law enforcement. The reader can be used with existing AFIS systems and performs 1:1 matching with an ID document, contact or contactless and 1:N matching by storing […]

File under “cool” the following development from point-of-sale leader Ingenico. The company has demonstrated the initiation and completion of credit card payments using an Apple iPod mp3 player. The iPod, equipped with an FM transmitter, used this FM capability to send the payment data to the POS reader. Beyond payments, the possibilities loom large. Imagine […]