January 21, 2010
Veridt Readers added to INITIAL CAPABILITY EVALUATION LIST
Veridt Intelligent Credential Readers Approved by Transportation Security Administration
Middleton, Wisconsin (January 21, 2010)—Veridt, the innovator in credential reader designs announced today the addition of two credential readers to The Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) List.
The Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) List includes information on all readers that demonstrated to the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard successful completion of the evaluation. Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) available elsewhere on this web site contain details of the ICE and other information about the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader testing program.
Approved Veridt Credential Reader Hardware Platforms are:
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900W0034 |
Keypad + Biometric + Contact Card Read Interface |
| 900W1020 |
Contactless Card Read + KeyPad + Biometric |
| 900W1030 |
Contactless Card Read + Keypad + Biometric + Contact Card Read Interface |
| 900W0099 |
Contactless Card Read + Keypad + Biometric + Mag-Stripe Card Read Interface |
Issued in 2004, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) requires that all federal employees and contractors be issued a PIV card, a smart card with contact and contactless interfaces to be used as their identity credential for both logical access to information systems and physical access to facilities. Special Publication 800-116, as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in November 2008, covers recommendations for the use of PIV credentials in Physical Access Control Systems (PACS).
About the company:
Veridt is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin and designs, develops & manufactures advanced technology for Personal Identity Verification used in Physical and Logical Access Applications for the Private Sector, the Military and Homeland Security.
Products combine fingerprint biometrics & a comprehensive array of functionality using multi-technology, multi-format reader configurations using multiple communication protocols for enhanced security in both fixed & handheld wireless formats. These are compatible with a broad array of credentials: those utilizing GSC-IS compliant protocols, open standards based on ISO 14443A/B & ISO 7816 and FIPS 201 compliant solutions for PIV, PIV-I, CAC & TWIC mandated by HSPD-12.
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