Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

CSC launches smart card-based remote access solution

Thursday, March 11, 2010

CSC announced the launch of the Common Access Card Enabled - Remote Access Solution (CE-RAS), a secure connectivity product that enables employees to access government networks from non-government computers, regardless of location.

With the solution, employees can meet increased work requirements during surge periods and continue working during emergency situations that would normally prevent them from reaching their customary workplaces. This secure telework solution is a government-approved product that meets security standards and permits the use of non-government equipment to connect to government networks.


CE-RAS was procured under the U.S. General Service Administration’s Millennia contract and is being used in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.

It can be customized for different systems employed by other government and commercial organizations. The solution comprises a special compact disk and an economical, government-supplied CAC reader and enables employees’ personal computers to connect to OSD’s remote access infrastructure. [end] 

Equifax is collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services to expand the HP cloud-based Assured Identity Plus solution with Equifax’s Identity offering, Anakam Identity Services.

The integration of Anakam into HP’s Assured Identity Plus will make it possible for remote online identity proofing and tokenless authentication for federal Web sites. The effort combines Equifax and HP’s Assured Identity Plus service to offer strong credentials to the U.S. public sector market. This will ensure that users are trusted before given access to secure government sites and provide strong web-based authentication when it is impracticable to issue a card, token, or other device.

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Precise Biometrics has developed a new line of “smart cases” for brands of tablets and smart phones to be released in 2012 and 2013. The new smart cases have built-in card reader and fingerprint sensor enabling users to both secure their devices as well as replace various password-based security for protected online sites and applications.

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With the implementation of its authentication security suite at Goldsworth Primary School, online identity protection provider Yubico has shown that its two-factor authentication and VPN connectivity are a viable solution in the education market.

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DigitalPersona announced the release of a new version of its Pro Enterprise software solution, version 5.2.

Among the aspects of the new version DigitalPersona is touting are the extensive number of factors a company utilizing the solution can use to authenticate for access to sensitive information or secured computer stations. These factors include what a user knows, such as PINs or passwords, things you have, such as smart cards, contactless identity cards or Bluetooth devices, and things you are, such as fingerprints.

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The General Services Administration (GSA) has implemented its first cloud-based physical access system at the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa.

The GSA contracted with BridgePoint Systems to utilize its TrustAlert Physical Access Control Systems. BridgePoint partnered with EmbarkIT to install the system, which replaced the GSA’s 10-year-old legacy system. The system leverages the GSA’s Kansas City, Missouri-based WAN and remote IT infrastructure, which allows the building to shrink its carbon footprint.

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Information delivery company Colt has licensed Cryptocard’s BlackShield authentication-as-a-service platform to enhance its virtual desktop infrastructure with secure remote access for up to 5,000 employees.

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