pivCLASS Smart Cards
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PHYSICAL ACCESS & IDENTITY ASSURANCE SOLUTIONS pivCLASS® Smart Card MULTI-USE HIGH-SECURITY SMART CARD Offers secure storage and protection for passwords, digital identity credentials, cryptographic functions, personal information and computer access. Provides additional services to offer a more comprehensive solution, including one-time passwords and the ability to secure the communication channel over a contactless interface. Delivers a flexible architecture to support new applications (plug in) during the card life span and secure post issuance requests. Government certified for strong authentication – Supports PIV specifications according to U.S. NIST and FIPS 201 accreditation program (including support for PIV-I and CIV). PKI-based smart card – Standard-based solution for strong authentication, data confidentiality, digital signatures, secure remote access and desktop login. The pivCLASS smart card includes HID Global’s digital identity applet framework: Increased ROI – One card for both physical and logical access, with dual interface for contact and contactless use. Interoperable – Works with PIV-approved products including physical and logical access readers, card management systems, PIV middleware and biometric capture products. HID Global’s pivCLASS® Government Solutions portfolio delivers a comprehensive suite of products that enables organizations to issue FIPS 201-based smart cards or upgrade their existing physical access control system (PACS) to FIPS 201 compliance. The pivCLASS credential is a dual interface smart card that addresses the growing demand for projects requiring FIPS 201 interoperability. As part of the pivCLASS portfolio, the card meets the specified U.S. Government National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security requirements for delivering a reliable verification system. This system protects cardholder data with a high assurance, public key infrastructure (PKI)-based solution. The pivCLASS smart card is based on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of U.S. federal employees and contractors to meet the challenges defined by PIV for strong security and reliability. It can be used for governments worldwide seeking a high-security solution for a range of applications, including government-to-citizen ID programs, healthcare and other projects. The versatile credential is available as both a traditional PIV card for U.S. federal government employees and a PIV Interoperable (PIV-I) card for U.S. government contractors. It is also available as a Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) card, which is ideal for private organizations requiring highly secure access control for sensitive areas and data. For example, the solution can be used to restrict access to nuclear, water and petrochemical facilities, power stations and other critical infrastructures. The pivCLASS smart card provides end users with a single card solution for physical and logical access, eliminating the need to carry multiple credentials or remember multiple passwords or PINs. For logical access, the card can be used for secure login to computers, corporate networks, web-based applications and personal data (i.e., data at rest and dynamic data encryption). The credential also supports multi-technology biometrics as well as strong authentication for VPN access. For securing the exchange of sensitive documents, it provides high confidentiality with encryption of documents/emails.

TECHNOLOGY FEATURES: Contactless configuration: Dual interface capability: Single smart card chip with both a contact and contactless interface, using shared memory and chip resources. Supports ISO/IEC standards: 7810, 7816 for contact cards and contactless with 14443A for the dual interface chip. Contactless communications with up to 848 kbps in the fastest ISO 14443 transmission mode (T=CL communication protocol). Smart card chip integrates secure co-processor with high performance for cryptographic calculations with symmetric and asymmetric PKI keys. Large memory to support PIV...