Axalto Announces a Comprehensive Range of PIV Smart ID Cards for U.S. Federal Government Market; Large Capacity Card Provides Storage for Additional Applications and Legacy Support for Physical Access.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Axalto, the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2005), today announced its comprehensive range of dual interface Personal Identification Verification (PIV PIV Particle Image Velocimetry PIV Personal Identity Verification (FIPS 201) PIV Pentium 4 PIV Peak Inverse Voltage PIV Personal Identification Verification PIV Post Indicator Valve (firefighting) ) cards. The latest Axalto PIV technology fully addresses the requirements mandated by Homeland Presidential Security Directive 12 for U.S. federal government employee identity cards, as defined by Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. 201 (FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 201). Axalto's latest dual interface PIV smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. combine in one smart card chip a secure contact interface along with a secure contactless radio frequency interface. These two interfaces provide a choice in the way a credential credential verb To determine or verify titles, qualifications, documents, completion of required training, and continuing education, in those persons who function in a professional or official capacity–eg, ER physician, neurosurgeon, etc. Cf Credentials. can be used, giving agencies greater flexibility to integrate with both physical and logical access systems. Axalto's dual interface technology also simplifies card issuance and card management processes by maintaining only one credential in the smart card chip. "When implementing this critical national security initiative, federal agencies and departments will want a partner they know they can trust," said Neville Pattinson, director of public sector business development and technology for Axalto. "Our outstanding track record was built up over several years, with over nine million smart ID cards delivered and shipped securely to many U.S. government agencies to date. Our industry leading experience with the Department of Defense Common Access Card and other prominent U.S. smart card programs shows all agencies they can turn to Axalto with confidence." Axalto's PIV implementation meets all of the requirements of the recently solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. standards, and incorporates the latest security advances in microprocessor card technology. The large, 128 Kbytes storage in the Axalto dual interface PIV card leads the market. It is ample for many additional uses of the cards beyond PIV, including as a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of badge for IT infrastructures, email and hard drive encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. , training profiles and medical information. Axalto will also offer a 64 Kbytes version in its comprehensive range of dual-interface PIV cards. Presenting a comprehensive range of PIV cards allows customers to select the one that is most cost effective and appropriate for their credentialing needs. Looking to support the government's installed base of HID PROX n. 1. "The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes." Adj. 1. prox - in or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" proximo physical access systems, Axalto's PIV cards may optionally provide legacy support for these systems beyond that of the FIPS 201 requirements. Axalto and HID recognize the importance of not stranding existing physical access assets and by partnering together are providing a smooth transition plan for migrating to PIV compliance over time. "Understanding the extensive installed base of HID PROX within physical access systems located in many U.S. government facilities, HID and Axalto worked together to ensure these assets were not stranded," said Eric Widlitz, manager, Government & Technology Applications for HID Global. "Armed with a single smart card platform that supports both Axalto's dual interface PIV and HID PROX, our customers can plan their migration over time, taking advantage of existing installations immediately." The high security printing techniques required in FIPS 201 are also available from Axalto. From its secure card manufacturing, personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. and printing facility in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore, Axalto already ships high security ID credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. to numerous U.S. government locations around the world. About Axalto Axalto (EURONEXT:AXL) and (EURONEXT:NL0000400653) is the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2005, Frost & Sullivan 2004) -- the key to digital networks -- and a major supplier of point-of-sale terminals. Its 4,500 employees come from over 60 nationalities and serve customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales exceeding 3 billion smart cards to date. The company has 25 years of experience in smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and open systems. Axalto continuously creates new generations of products for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications, finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. Microprocessor cards provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services operators, their customers and end users. For more info, please visit www.axalto.com All trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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