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- Healthcare Identity Management: The Foundation for a Secure and Trusted National Health Information Network
- If is to improve healthcare information management, it must start with the accurate identification of each person receiving or providing healthcare services, and anyone accessing or using this information. As it moves away from paper-based medical records that are controlled by physical access to buildings, rooms, and files, it needs...
- Tags: Network, Health Care, Smart Card Alliance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-10-01
- Fraud in the U.S. Payments Industry: Fraud Mitigation and Prevention Measures in Use and Chip Card Technology Impact on Fraud
- The white paper provides an overview of current fraud levels in the U.S. and of projected trends based on anticipated changes to the payments infrastructure. It focuses on credit and debit card fraud, which accounts for the vast majority of payment fraud in the U.S. Based on a cross-section of...
- Tags: Payment, Industry, Fraud, Chip, Smart Card Alliance, Litigation, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Finance
- White papers 2009-10-01
- Authentication Mechanisms for Physical Access Control
- The Protocol for Lightweight Authentication of IDentity PLAID is an authentication protocol that uses standards-based symmetric and asymmetric cryptography in a unique way to protect the communications between smart cards and terminal devices. Extremely fast and highly secure strong authentication of the smart card and data objects is possible without...
- Tags: Smart Card, Authentication Mechanism, Access Control, Authentication, Smart Card Alliance, PLAID, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2009-10-01
- Identifiers and Authentication - Smart Credential Choices to Protect Digital Identity
- In a digital age, the reality is that simple identifiers (e.g., e-mail addresses, login names, and identification numbers) are used without any protection and should be considered public information even though they point to a specific individual. In addition to the increase in public exposure of such data, the provisions...
- Tags: Smart Card, Authentication, Digital Identity, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2009-09-25
- End-to-End Encryption and Chip Cards in the U.S. Payments Industry
- This position paper attempts to clarify and define end-to-end encryption, and detail the problems it solves and those it does not. It also explores the advantages of an alternative strategy for protecting the cardholder data - moving data protection to the true endpoint, the payment card itself, using chip card...
- Tags: Card, Smart Card, Payment, Industry, Encryption, Chip, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Security, Hardware, Networking
- White papers 2009-09-01
- Security of Proximity Mobile Payments
- This white paper provides an overview of the proximity mobile payments ecosystem. It describes both the end-to-end security requirements and an implementation model for using proximity mobile payments in North America. While a number of business models can be used to implement mobile payments, this white paper focuses on a...
- Tags: Security, Payment, Mobile, Smart Card Alliance, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Effective Healthcare Identity Management: A Necessary First Step for Improving U.S. Healthcare Information Systems
- Government policy makers are looking carefully at the best ways to improve the efficiency of information systems in the healthcare industry. Much emphasis has been placed on the need for electronic health records for every American, and at ways to exchange those records at the regional, state and national levels....
- Tags: Health Care, Smart Card Alliance, Government Policy Maker, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-03-31
- Recommendation on the Credential Numbering Scheme for the FIPS 201 PIV Card Global Unique Identifier
- This paper presents a proposal by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council PAC on the population of the GUID field found within the Cardholder Unique ID CHUID of a PIV card. Past industry submissions to the Physical Access Interagency Interoperability Working Group PAIIWG, as early as April 2004, recommended...
- Tags: Card, Smart Card, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2009-03-01
- A Healthcare CFO's Guide to Smart Card Technology and Applications
- Healthcare is seeing a steady and increasing dependence on information technology that is rapidly transforming the practice of medicine and the delivery of care. Technology is an ever-changing and evolving aspect of modern business. For healthcare CFOs, the challenge is not only to secure the funding for new technology, but...
- Tags: Smart Card, Health Care, CFO, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Security, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-02-01
- Identity Management Systems, Smart Cards and Privacy
- The requirement - how to identify people unequivocally while also protecting their privacy-shapes every discussion of how to design, build, or implement a new, secure, identity management system. Designing a new identity management system is complex, and the requirement to balance security and privacy affects everything about a system design,...
- Tags: Smart Card, Privacy, Identity Management, Smart Card Alliance, Authentication/Encryption, Smart Cards, Security Administration, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Interoperable Identity Credentials for the Air Transport Industry
- Since September 11, 2001, the air transportation system - airports and air carriers - has been subjected to significantly more security measures and procedures to counter threats to U.S. civil aviation. One area of security that has received considerable attention is the deployment of an interoperable Identification ID credential system...
- Tags: Smart Card, Industry, Smart Card Alliance, Transportation, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Emergency Response Official Credentials: An Approach to Attain Trust in Credentials Across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster Response and Recovery
- Emergency Response Officials EROs require a means of identifying themselves and their abilities skill sets and attributes for daily access to work locations and sites during routine and emergency situations or special events. This need extends to all emergency response communities1 and applies both in their local areas and across...
- Tags: Recovery, Emergency Response, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Security
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Transit Payment System Security
- Security is a core element of any payment or access system; a properly-designed system is not dependent on the security of any single component. No single security mechanism provides complete security and, indeed, complete security does not exist. The objective in any secure system design must be to implement the...
- Tags: Payment, Smart Card Alliance, Security
- White papers 2008-08-01
- Smart Card Technology: The Right Choice for REAL ID
- The privacy of a citizen's personal information endures only as long as security protections are in place to prevent access to, or tampering with, that information. Unlike other identification technologies, smart cards can implement a personal firewall for an individual's data, releasing only the information required and only when it...
- Tags: REAL ID, Smart Card, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2008-01-15
- The Consequences to Citizen Privacy and National Security in Adopting RFID Technology for Border Crossing Identity Documents
- The Department of Homeland Security DHS is currently promoting the incorporation of Radio Frequency Identification RFID technology in several border crossing documents that will be used to verify the identity of citizens re-entering the United States. The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council developed this white paper to discuss the security,...
- Tags: Smart Card, Privacy, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Smart Card Alliance, RFID, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Physical Access Control System Migration Options for Using FIPS 201-1 Compliant Credentials
- With FIPS 201-1, security directors are empowered with a tool to check the identity and status of individuals needing access to their resources. This provides capabilities beyond those of most legacy physical access credentials in place today. It is important to understand the different authentication mechanisms and the levels of...
- Tags: Smart Card, Credential, Access Control, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2007-09-01
- FIPS 201 PIV II Card Use With Physical Access Control Systems: Recommendations to Optimize Transaction Time and User Experience
- FIPS 201-1 PIV II end-point smart cards provide enhanced interoperability and unify identity verification for use in both logical and physical access control. Users need to understand why there is a difference in the system behavior when using PIV smart card technology vs. the typical proximity cards and readers in...
- Tags: Card, Smart Card, Access Control Systems LLC, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers
- This paper identifies smart card technology as a critical enabling tool to help resolve some of the issues with which the healthcare community is grappling today. Smart cards can help reduce the inefficiencies prevalent in healthcare, diminish the number and effect of medical errors attributable to a lack of critical...
- Tags: Smart Card, Patient, Benefit, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Best Practices for the Use of RF-Enabled Technology in Identity Management
- With the current debate and concern about technology implementation for identity management, the Smart Card Alliance advocates these best practice guidelines for use of Radio Frequency RF-enabled technology for identity management. Smart card-enabled RF technologies supported by the Smart Card Alliance are able to provide these security and privacy protections.
- Tags: Smart Card, Best Practice, Identity Management, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers 2007-01-01
- RF-Enabled Applications and Technology: Comparing and Contrasting RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Cards
- Many applications are now using Radio Frequency RF technology to automatically identify objects or verify the identity of people. These RF-enabled applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control to enabling secure payment and identification. While these applications all use radio waves to communicate information, the RF...
- Tags: Smart Card, Radio Frequency, Radio, RFID, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Security, Marketing, Networking
- White papers 2007-01-01
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