Latest FIPS 201 Stories

DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrust Inc. finalized a pair of government approvals with FIPS 201 and FIPS 140 certifications for the company's PIV smartcard credential technology, which was reviewed, tested and certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These strict certifications demonstrate interoperability with established NIST standards, making them more reliable for governments, private organizations, banks or enterprises deploying...

Seoul, Nov 5, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema, Inc., a global leader in biometrics and identification solutions, announced today that the company's latest fingerprint live scanners tested in full compliance and received certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the agency's FIPS 201 standards. The FIPS 201 certification set rigorous requirements on the image quality of fingerprint capturing devices for authentication of millions of US government employees and...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second-round draft version of its updated security standard for identity credentials in the Personal Identity Verification cards (PIV cards) that all federal employees and contractors must use. NIST is requesting comments from the public on the document, which is intended to be the last draft before the final version is published. The document is the next step toward updating Federal Information Processing Standard...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and access management solutions, today announced the company's U.are.U(®) 5100 series of fingerprint readers and modules has achieved Personal Identity Verification (PIV) certification. The U.are.U 5100 series makes high-efficiency, standards-compliant biometrics practical for handheld ID terminals and is designed to support a growing number of Civil ID applications such as...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint Corporation (NYSE Amex: WYY), a specialist in wireless mobility management and cybersecurity solutions, today announced its subsidiary Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC) has been authorized to issue Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) as a certified Non-Federal Issuer (NFI). ORC adds this certification to its long list of accredited credentialing offerings that include the U.S. External...

NASA recently began a pilot using Google Apps, a suite of applications that brings services such as Gmail, Google Docs and other products together to help workers in today's business environment. NASA IT Labs, a part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), sponsored the pilot to meet the growing demand from workers to access resources on any device. About 600 IT staff from 11 NASA centers and facilities are participating in the pilot, which offers cost savings by managing...

DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a strong, successful relationship with the U.S. government, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Entrust Inc. a four-year, $4.5 million contract to continue providing hosted PKI services and digital certificates as the security infrastructure for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) initiatives. An incumbent in the re-compete proposal, Entrust has provided managed public key infrastructure (PKI)...

Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP), the producer of MyID, a world-leader in identity and credential management systems (IDCMS) announces that the Intercede MyID solution for provisioning Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials to a Blackberry phone has been selected as a finalist in the Cartes 2011 SESAME award competition. (PRWEB) October 11, 2011 The BlackBerry PIV credentialing module for MyID allows BlackBerry smart phones to be enabled for secure email, signing and...

Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP), the producer of MyID, a world-leader in identity and credential management systems (IDCMS), is attending the Smart Event World e-ID conference in Nice, France, 21-23 September 2011. (PRWEB) September 24, 2011 Presentation at World e-ID Conference Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP), the producer of MyID, a world-leader in identity and credential management systems (IDCMS), is attending the Smart Event World e-ID conference in Nice,...

Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP), the producer of MyID, a world-leader in identity and credential management systems (IDCMS), is attending the Smart Event World e-ID conference in Nice, France, 21-23 September 2011. (PRWEB) September 25, 2011 Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP), the producer of MyID, a world-leader in identity and credential management systems (IDCMS), is attending the Smart Event World e-ID conference in Nice, France, 21-23 September 2011. The conference...