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[carly2] 23/7/2007 20:15

Hi WJ,
Thanks for that. Yet again, igp are at the centre of a programme - but this is the second exercise - do you have a view as to when rollout may take place. as a further point, are you able to guess at the degree of rollout of the hspd cards - ie have they overcome the operational issues and started the main rollout?
One final point, igoe posted the gemalto foreign health service contract - do you think that igp are involved in that - I was sceptical as it looked too 'low end' for igp to be into - what do you think?
Thanks as always for your really helpful posts.

[jailbird] 20/7/2007 16:42

Title: Summer Breeze
Event Category: Exercise
Location: Pentagon (T)
State: VA
Contact Name: Dave McMillion
Phone: [phone]
Email: Dave McMillion
Description:

What: Summer Breeze First Responder Authentication Credential Validation Exercise

Participants: Federal, State, Local First Responders

Purpose: Build upon Winter Storm and validate FRAC card ability to identify responders on scene by ESF

[igoe104] 20/7/2007 16:38

NEW ON IGP WEB-SITE.

Summer Breeze
First Responder Authentication Credential Validation Exercise
Dates: July 16-20, 2007
Location: USA


Intercede, Rockwest, Salamander and Corestreet demonstrating MyID PIV integrated with Salamander fireTrax and rapidTag, and Corestreet PIVMAN

[jailbird] 19/7/2007 11:01

yep,

was posting a link, then realised igoe already posted it.

[wjccghcc] 19/7/2007 10:57

suspect he posted by mistake.

[237gmoney] 19/7/2007 10:36

why oops???

[igoe104] 17/7/2007 13:17

FOLLOW up post to 1542.

gemalto wins german health-card contract, should be interesting for igp with already working with gamalto in the uk health-card market.

[igoe104] 10/7/2007 11:13

Interesting article by ian lowe.

The U.S. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and the Federal Identity Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) help ease the pain of enterprise identity device deployments.

Smart cards and smart card-based devices are rapidly becoming the secure device of choice for storing digital identities. The combination of security and portability allows them to carry credentials that can be used to easily validate a person's identity.

When an individual uses a digital credential held on a smart card-based device to authenticate to something, the level of trust required is dependent upon the risks associated with the damage caused by fraudulent use. As the risk levels rise, the reliance you place in the validation of the identity increases.

With smart, secure device-based identities, this means you have to not only trust that the device itself is secure, but that the device has been issued to a person in a secure manner. (There is no value in an individual carrying a device proving they are J Smith if they are not actually J Smith!)



By Ian Lowe




ENTERPRISE IDENTITY DEPLOYMENTS



Smart device-based identity programs within the corporate enterprise have had mixed results. Success has come slowly due to a number of factors including:



Complexity and Lack of Interoperability -- When deploying smart cards in the enterprise there are numerous infrastructure and technology elements that need to work together, including authoritative user data stores (directories, HR systems, etc.), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), authentication and Single Sign-On systems, physical access control systems, biometrics, etc. These technologies often exist as discrete silos and often do not naturally interoperate.

Lack of Policy and Process -- In many organizations there are no standard policies for issuing identity devices to users. Without reliable processes there is a tangible risk that an identity device will be issued incorrectly, or worse, fraudulently to a user. Establishing reliable processes is complex and requires experience and expertise.



When combined, the above factors ultimately lead to the return on investment promised by an identity system not being realized.



A DRIVER FOR IDENTITY DEVICE DEPLOYMENT



In 2004 the U.S. President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). HSPD-12 established a standard for the identification of all Federal Government employees and contractors. HSPD-12 requires the use of a common identification credential called a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart card for both logical and physical access.

HSPD-12 led to the creation of the Federal Identity Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201), which set out the two key aspects of deploying a secure identity card:

The technical specifications of the cards, their content and the interoperability of key systems and technologies
The business processes necessary to ensure a consistent level of assurance between issuing and relying authorities
HSPD-12 has been an accelerator for the adoption of smart card-based identities within US Federal Government and is now providing a further catalyst for the adoption of smart cards within corporate enterprise and other non-US government environments.

[jailbird] 10/7/2007 09:55

LOL...i thought so but did not look lower.

[jailbird] 10/7/2007 09:39

which website igoe..

[igoe104] 10/7/2007 09:14

JUST UP ON THE WEB-SITE.

[igoe104] 09/7/2007 17:37

GEMALTO HOPEFUL IN WINNING GERMAN HEALTHCARE ORDER. WITH IGP WORKING WITH GAMALTO IN THE UK HEALTHCARE MARKET, THEY HAS TO BE CHANCE OF INVOLVEMENT.

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[garth] 09/7/2007 10:57

Is that a flicker of life in the share price?

[igoe104] 06/7/2007 08:45

HERE HERE !

[yump] 06/7/2007 07:52

A morale check pledge on NHS would have a bigger impact - it affects more of the public every day. Let the clinicians do clinical work and the managers do the box-ticking if that's what keeps them in a job and the ministry happy. Or they could actually do some proper management. Not their fault really though. All governments are motivated to do something about crises and headline news, but not about actually managing the country.

[bigpunt10] 06/7/2007 07:46

Never mind about NHS SECURITY checks, bout time they done some actual quality checks! 8 of these suspects including the 2 brothers, had applied for jobs in Australia and all were turned down for lack of qualification, and they were all working in our hospitals!

[jailbird] 05/7/2007 08:22

Terror checks pledge on NHS staff



i guess that recent NHS contract news with gemalto highlights
the importance of security.

[igoe104] 05/7/2007 08:17

interesting sector news.

Identification information will soon be stored in a single electronic card, according to a circular on the Citizenship Card Project, saying that an electronic card with biometric elements will be used for ID verification in the future.

[carly2] 04/7/2007 19:16

Well, there you have it - no AGM statement!! Did anyone attend - and if so, is there any feedback?
Best wishes all

[bigpunt10] 02/7/2007 15:39

spose he drives one too?

[igoe104] 29/6/2007 11:49

I think its the least the company can do, wjcc. put like you say im not holding my breath.

interesting write up on the real id project.

a measure intended to expand the use of Real ID cards. If passed, the bill would have effectively turned the Real ID system into a National ID card.