Discontinuation of EDIsecure® DCP 100 and Image Capture Modules
The EDIsecure® DCP 100 Direct ID card printer has recently been removed from the worldwide product portfolio after many years of service. Spare parts and consumables for this printer will be available until March 31, 2014 for anyone who still has this unit.
The EDIsecure® Image Capture Modules have been discontinued as well, which includes the Canon Powershot, CCD 7000 and Premium Webcam. There are currently no future plans for replacing these items with newer models. Note that EDIsecure® CMS and IDExpert® SmartACT software will continue to support these capture models for the foreseeable future. For replacement retransfer ID card printing see IDSuperShop’s selection of retransfer ID card printers.
Common Access Card Continues to Pave the Way
Public key infrastructures still have a reputation for being time consuming and costly to deploy and maintain, but the Common Access Card is helping to change that line of thinking. “Without PKI, the Common Access Card would be just another ID,” says Scott Jack, director of identity assurance for DOD PKI. “The PKI literally binds the human identity to a virtual identity in cyberspace,” he says. “It cryptographically asserts an identity that’s been proofed and vetted for the lifetime of the credential.” For this reason the common access ID card is commonly used for secure multi-purpose Military ID cards.
“Using PKI for electronic communications is as good as having an individual sign a piece of paper in person,” Jack says. “The recipient can be assured through the certificate validation that the person who sent the message is who sent it.” “PKI has become the killer app for the credential,” Butler says. “We were always looking for that killer application and when it started coming in I wasn’t sure that PKI was that app,” he says. After returning to DOD after three years and using the Common Access card everyday to sign and encrypt email and access networks, he more fully realizes its importance. Create a secure access control ID card system using Common Access ID cards.
Butler contrasts the DOD use of PKI to other enabled ID programs such as citizen e-IDs. “Most credentials given to citizens are used once or twice a year and there’s very few places to use them,” Butler says. “I can’t get on the network without my CAC so every single day it has to be used. That is what differentiates it from other programs.”
Police Provide IDs for Local Elementary School Students
In its continuing effort to ensure the safety of the community’s children, the Prosper Police Department is again partnering with the Prosper Independent School District by offering to produce and print identification cards for any local children, free of charge, according to Assistant Police Chief Gary McHone.
“In the event that children get separated from their parents or guardian, either by accident or because of malicious reasons, having a ready reference like a current ID card is essential,” he said.
Parents can receive two ID cards for each child from the Police Department’s Kid Print ID card system, and are encouraged to carry one card on their person and maintain the other in a safe location.
“In the event that we need to begin a search for a child, having a card with a photo and description of the child can save us critical minutes,” McHone said. ID cards are available for children of any age. Students will be given a take-home sheet prior to the date which will grant permission for the cards and require parents and guardians to provide information that will help expedite the process of making the student ID cards. “Children are dependent on adults for their safety. Having all available resources to help keep them safe and secure is the responsibility of the larger community, and we take our role in that responsibility very seriously,” McHone said.
New York Legislators Propose a Biometric Medicaid Card System
State legislators in New York have proposed a biometric system that would help verify a patient’s identity if they are using Medicaid in an effort to curb the fraud that has resulted in $5 billion annually lost in the state, according to a WNYT News Channel 13 article. Healthcare and hospital ID cards can help keep both patients and doctors safe and secure within the healthcare system.
The proposed legislation would require users of the Medicaid system, both on the side of the health care provider and patient, to use smart cards embedded with data on the patient’s biometric to authenticate his identity before filing any paperwork related to the medical claim.
As fraud is not believed to only be coming from the patients but also the providers, the cards would also be required to maintain a record of transactions so that false records could not be created without an audit trail being available. The cost of converting to such a system is estimated at around $20 million with advocates claiming that the savings would pay for the system.
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