The National Institute of Standards and Technology has validated two cryptographic algorithms produced by Cubic‘s global tracking solutions subsidiary, Cubic announced Tuesday. The validation means the AES-CCM and mist™ DRBG algorithms have met NIST’s information security guidelines. NIST says the algorithm validation is a prerequisite to the agency’s validation program for cryptographic modules. Both algorithms [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it is accepting proposals for a handheld fingerprint sensor. The anti-resistant handheld device would be capable of biometric acquisition. It would be controlled through a wireless service, including a self-contained battery and power source, according to NIST’s Special Publication 500-288: Specification for WS-Biometric Devices. NIST outlined a [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has put out a revised guideline for electronic authentication for verification of users of their Web-based services. The original Electronic Authentication Guideline was published in 2006, addressing agencies who handled user identification. However, NIST issued revisions as it indicated that there was an assumption that most agencies would handle issuing [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has added DNA and footprint information to its biometric standard, which details the type and amount of information that forensic scientists can share across their networks. NIST said in its announcement that this is the first international standard to address sharing of DNA data. NIST also added an [...]
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NASA is planning to offer the agency’s scientists a cloud marketplace, or storefront, allowing them to determine their computing needs and access cloud services from any location. NASA is cited as a success story in government cloud computing for its Nebula cloud computing platform, a private cloud platform using open source software, according to a report [...]
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HP and Equifax have collaborated to introduce token-less authentication and online identity proofing to federal websites and create trusted credentials for the public sector. The companies have worked together to expand HP’s cloud-based Assured Identity Plus solution with Equifax’s Anakam identity services. The identity management and security solution will enable users to not have [...]
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