Oberthur Technologies Introduces the First European Citizen Card Integrated With Microsoft Windows 7
Technologies, a global leader in the delivery of high security solutions to
the ID market, delivers the first IAS-ECC[1] cards compatible with Microsoft
Windows 7.
ID-One(TM) IAS-ECC, an identity card, offers an identification,
authentication and electronic signature solution that can be implemented
throughout
Citizen Card.
Thanks to its flexibility and interoperability, IAS-ECC cards can be
easily deployed by all integrators and security application providers. The
Microsoft minidriver allows the IAS-ECC card to be plug and play with Windows
7 environment.
This solution offers an easily deployable, high end security smart card
solution that offers both physical and logical access control for any
governmental or corporate identity application.
ID-One(TM) IAS-ECC is about to receive all the homologation and security
certifications required by any governments, including Common Criteria EAL4+
PP-SSCD[2], level which is required for all qualified signature projects.
Oberthur Technologies and Microsoft have been w orking closely to create
a minidriver. Microsoft’s’ minidriver is a plug in that translates each
smartcards’ features to a unique interface designed by Microsoft for Windows
7. Minidriver v7 offers new functionalities including automatic smartcard
recognition and the use of the latest cryptographic algorithms (eg: AES[3] &
elliptic curves). This allows users transparent access to the latest security
and cryptographic technologies.
“This integration validates Oberthur Technologies’ expertise in digital
ID” says
the IAS-ECC standard in Microsoft products is one of the best solutions to
secure governments and companies logical access control projects.”
To learn more about this, come and visit us booth 6C49 at Kutsu FinnSec
2009,
About Oberthur Technologies
With sales of
leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and high quality
services ensure Oberthur Technologies’ strong positioning in its main target
markets:
- Card Systems: The world's second largest provider of security and
identification based on smart card technology and associated services
for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence markets.
- Identity: Leading international supplier for the manufacture and
personalization of secure identity documents such as passport, identity
card, driving license or health care card - traditional and electronic
and associated services for both governmental and corporate markets.
- Security printing: World's third largest private security printer
specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks
and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries.
- Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of intelligent
systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.
Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial
and commercial presence across all five continents.
Oberthur Technologies S.A. is a limited liability company (societe
anonyme) registered in
92 532 Levallois Perret,
registration number is 340 709 534 R.C.S.
Website: http://www.oberthur.com
[1] IAS-ECC : Identification Authentication Signature – European Citizen
Card
[2] Secure Signature Creation Device
[3] AES : Advanced Encryption Standard
SOURCE Oberthur Technologies