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SCM MICROSYSTEMS OFFERS FIRST CERTIFIED SMART CARD READER FOR THE NEW ELECTRONIC ID CARD IN GERMANY
SCM Microsystems, Inc. has announced that its contactless smart card reader SCL011 is the first reader to be certified by the Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, or “BSI”) to be used with the new electronic ID card (neuer Personalausweis, or “nPA”) in Germany.
• moreSecuring eHealth systems for the future
Stéfane Mouille, Gemalto, Axel Vonderhagen, Giesecke & Devrient and Tolgahan Yil
• moreThe European eID Landscape
By Detlef Houdeau and Chris Shire, Infineon Technologies
In this article we will shortly review various projects for eID (eGovernment services, eHealth, eDriving License) that are taking place on a national level and on an international/European level discuss cross-border programmes. We’ll explore the impact of new standards on technical requirements including security frameworks, biometric data and data management. And in summary, we will consider the challenges for the eID market from a secure semiconductor point of view.
• moreGovernance of a national eGovernment system
Pierre-Luc Arnaud, Gemalto
The central challenge, and one of the most fundamental drivers of eGovernment policies, is to provide a modern, competitive framework for the development, both economic and social, of the State.
• moreUK OK on Trusted Computing?
Thomas Rosteck, Infineon Technologies and Paul Waller, CESG
Trust and security in networked computing and communication is a major topic for governmental, commercial and private use of modern information and communication technology. Users, enterprises and governments are using digital processes for everyday and mission critical operations in trading, communication and banking amongst others, and they are assuming that the technology they are using is sufficiently secure.
• moreWhat’s the deal with PIV cards? Is it just U.S?
By Sven Gossel, charismathics
In August 2004, US President George Bush signed a presidential directive that requested a standard for secure identity documents, issued by the US federal government to federal employees and contractors. That standard, called FIPS 201, was issued in February 2005 and specifies all aspects of the Personal Identity Verification processes and credentials, as well as the requirements for the products, such as cards, readers and software that are to be used with such credentials.
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