--- title: "Publications Archives - Page 10 of 11 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/publications/page/10/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/publications/page/10/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Publications # Category: Publications ### Publications – Security – ePassport Security ePassport Frequently Asked Questions The new electronic passports (ePassports) include digital and physical security technologies that are integrated together to provide significantly higher levels of security. ePassports use advanced technologies that secure identities and new processes throughout the entire chain of trust – from manufacturing to use of the… ### What Makes a Smart Card Secure? Download white paper Smart card-enabled applications are becoming more prevalent in many of today’s businesses. The financial payments industry has moved to smart cards. The majority of the regional financial organizations worldwide have mandated that financial credit and debit cards must be smart card-enabled by a specified date. Plus,… ### Using FIPS 201 and the PIV Card for the Corporate Enterprise Download the white paper PDF Corporate enterprises have always required employees to carry cards or badges that verify the employee’s identity and allow the employee to access enterprise resources. However, changes in both the regulatory environment and the amount of risk that enterprises face… ### Serving Unbanked Consumers in the Transit Industry with Prepaid Cards Publication Date: June 2008 Click here to download the white paper. Click here for information about the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council It is estimated that close to 20% of all American households–40 million households, representing 80 million people–do not have basic bank accounts. An… ### FIPS 201 PIV II Card Use with Physical Access Control Systems: Recommendations to Optimize Transaction Time and User Experience Click here to download the white paper 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… ### Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers Publication Date: February 2007 Click here to download the white paper. Click here for information about the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council. The healthcare market is poised to move from a paper world to an electronic one. In an era of managed care, specialized… ### RF-Enabled Applications’ Requirements and Technology Use Application Application use of RF technology Technology typically being replaced Information typically stored on RF chip Read-only information or read/write capability Typical range needed for reading stored information Security requirement Type of technology currently used RF technology standard used Animal tagging Tag includes an ID number that identifies a specific animal… ### RF-Enabled Applications and Technology: Comparing and Contrasting RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Cards Click here for PDF version. 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…. ### Contactless Payments Security Questions & Answers Click here for the PDF version of this Q&A document. The Smart Card Alliance developed this document to address questions about contactless payment security. The questions and answers below apply to contactless payment using contactless payment devices that have implemented payment applications from the global payment networks (i.e., American… ### Government Identity/Credentialing Resources Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), issued by President George W. Bush on August 27, 2004, mandated the establishment of a standard for identification of Federal Government employees and contractors. HSPD-12 requires the use of a common identification credential for both logical and physical access to Federally controlled facilities and information systems…. [ ** ](#)