ContactlessNews | New HID readers, credentials enable identity across platforms

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Cards, keyfobs, smart phones available with iCLASS SE

A new line of readers and credentials from HID Global makes technology-independent digital keys and portable identity credentials a reality for access control markets. The iCLASS Secure Identity Object-Enabled platform (iCLASS SE) enables credentials to be deployed on smart phones, contactless smart cards, contact chip cards, USB tokens and other devices.

This is an evolution in security technology, says Brad Jarvis, vice president of product marketing at HID Global. Twenty-years ago proximity technology was the de facto standard for physical access and then the last decade saw the rise of contactless smart cards.

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Samsung employees to test NFC mobile IDs

Samsung is looking to use NFC-enabled mobile access credentials in place of ID cards for workers at its Suwon, South Korea offices.

According to The Verge, the new system would enable Samsung employees to tap their phones against a reader to access their building and other secure areas, rather than present a traditional ID card.

Power plant in China boosts security with HID Global access control solutions

HID Global has been selected to deliver the company’s network access control solutions and contactless readers at the Fuxi power plant in China’s Sichuan province.

HID’s pivCLASS is GSA approved

HID Global announced that the company’s pivCLASS readers and authentication systems have achieved compliance with the U.S. General Services Administration Evaluation Program for certifying that products meet FIPS 201 federal identity specifications.

XTec, U.S. Courts conduct wide-scale deployment of PIV-I credentials

XTec announced it has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to carry out a deployment of PIV-I credentials.

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