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Unisys eyes moving targets to identify

11/19/08 -- 02:32 PM Unisys is working with governments and other organizations to develop a biometric technology named “iris on the move.”

Mass. delays enforcement of data security regs

11/18/08 -- 02:05 PM The general compliance deadline for the state’s 201 CMR 17 regulations was initially set for Jan. 1, 2009, but officials have pushed it to May 1.

The keys to authentication

11/17/08; Vol. 27, No. 28 A coalition of public, private, academic and commercial organizations is looking to identify gaps in identity management solutions and driving research to fill them.

Getting more from your IPv6

11/17/08; Vol. 27, No. 28 Government agencies are beginning to think of possible ways to use IPv6, including as an identifier for government contractors and as a gauge of the readiness of military missions.

NIST guidance on more secure crypto key generation

11/14/08 -- 11:44 AM The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published guidance on ensuring that symmetric encryption keys are created securely.

Veins: The next biometric identifier

11/12/08 -- 02:34 PM Blood vessels could replace fingerprints and retinas as the most secure form of ID.

N.C. uses bar codes to match voters with ballots

11/03/08 -- 12:55 PM State Board of Elections is using a new bar code scanning system to help ensure that ballots are being recorded correctly.

Authentication protocol standards finalized

10/28/08 -- 09:54 AM The International Organization for Standardization standards committee has published key parts of a set of standards around authentication protocols.

NIST on crypto keys, in IT life cycle security

10/27/08 -- 11:58 AM NIST releases guidelines for managing crypto keys and security in IT life cycle management.

GPO gets into the card business

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 The Government Printing Office is expanding its efforts to bring the production of electronic documents in-house, giving government control over the entire production process.

Who's ahead on voting

10/27/08; Vol. 27, No. 27 The speed that can be gained from electronic voting systems should never trump accuracy.

Locals leave SSNs unprotected

10/22/08 -- 10:55 AM Millions of Social Security numbers are available online and for sale in bulk from local government records, according to GAO.

A team effort against ID theft

10/21/08 -- 02:56 PM The U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Marshals Service have joined a consortium of academic institutions and corporate entities to combat identity theft and other identity management problems.

Tamper-proof RFID tags

10/20/08; Vol. 27, No. 26 MIKHO has developed passive radio-frequency identification tags that resist tampering, which is something that until now only more expensive active RFID tags could do.

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