http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php Commentary on Identity, Security and Transaction Technologies Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:55:30 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 btobey@identityinitiative.com btobey@identityinitiative.com en The last few months have been very hectic with consulting, a new permanent position in physical security and the arrival of new member of the family. I will continue (begin again?) posting, but have worked out an agreement with Avisan communications to publish commentary with them on a regular basis. ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=35 A recent announcement researchers made about the uniqueness nano-structure of every document got me thinking about another technology from Mag-tek, MagnePrint. Both technologies provide a way of uniquely identifying the fundamental makeup of individual credentials, paper and magstripes. With each of these, the actual structure of the document operates as ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=33 Forrester issued a report earlier this year on the convergence of Physical and Logical Security. The author, Steve Hunt, felt strongly enough about the subject to leave and form 4AInternational, a consulting firm focused on securty convergence. Security Focus, published a nice summary of the report which I’ve been meaning to ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=27 It’s interesting to note that the two top challenges faced by higher ed CIOs, security and finance, are both addresses in many aspects by the integrated identity approach of ITM. Security comes from streamlined provisioning and decommisioning of all aspects of identity at an institution, both physical and logical. ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=25 Across the board, the idenity space is hot. Last week French smart card manufacturer spread its wings a little bit with the acquisition of Finnish secure document company, Setec. Apparently their cooperation on the Singapore electronic passport last year impressed some folks. The deal makes lots of sense. As our ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=24 In a bill with a good intent and poor execution, the California legislature is considering banning RFID in government documents. This could have a dramatic impact on building security, transit and campus ID programs. While many outlets, like Wired and RFIDNews have been watching this for a while, the ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=22 It’s just a college paper, but this article shows how wide the knowledge gap is about RFID and card technologies. The duo prox is nothing like an ICAO passport and has only a fraction of the security risks. Prox cards operate on a different frequency than the proprosed passport chips ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=16 A concrete illustration of the fact that the technologies for physical and logical security credentials can live side by side, but they still require different chips inside the plastic. http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=21 In another security forum a security professional asked about using smart cards for a physical/logical security convergence project. IT security folks often assume this should happen but it’s slow to get moving on the ground. The recent FIPS 201 standard is really bringing these discussions out in the open. ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=20 Security, Sales or Service? What drives your identity implementation? Every identity program is driven by at least one of these and many of the most effective programs lean on more than one driver. Kim Cameron writes about how UCSF lost identity data by breaking four of his “laws of identity.” He’s right, ... http://www.identityinitiative.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=19