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Alliance Activities : Publications : Assurance Levels Overview and Recommendations

Assurance Levels Overview and Recommendations Publication Date: March 2010 Click here to download the position paper. This document briefly lays out an interpretation for the four assurance levels outlined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M04-04, E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies. OMB M04-04 states the following levels for authentication: “2. Assurance Levels and…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Identifiers and Authentication

Identifiers and Authentication – Smart Credential Choices to Protect Digital Identity Publication Date: September 2009 Click here to download the position paper. In a digital age, the reality is that simple identifiers (e.g., e-mail addresses, login names, identification numbers) are used without any protection and should be considered public information even though they point to…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Smart Card Security

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,…

About Smart Cards : Applications : Government

Government Applications Secure Technology Alliance Government Resources U.S. Federal Government Smart Card Programs HSPD-12, FIPS 201 and the PIV Card Department of Defense Common Access Card Department of Homeland Security Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program Department of Homeland First Responder Authentication Card U.S. ePassport Secure Technology Alliance Government Resources A Comparison of PIV, PIV-I and…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : FIPS 201 Impact

FIPS 201 and Physical Access Control: An Overview of the Impact of FIPS 201 on Federal Physical Access Control Systems Publication Date: September 2005 Click Here to download the white paper [189k PDF] Click here for additional resources compiled by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council to assist organizations in their implementation of FIPS…