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Dear members and friends of the Alliance,
Report on Cartes–IT Security
The big event this month was the Cartes–IT Security conference
and exposition in Paris. I had the opportunity to attend this
European equivalent of the CardTech/SecurTech conference at
the new, larger Nord Villipointe facility at the Parc de Expositions
outside of Paris. The exhibit floor was the largest I have
seen for a card industry show and attendance was up this year
from last, to an estimated 13,000 people. Many Alliance member
companies exhibited at Cartes, but there were many more European
and Asian companies there that we don't see much of in the
US. EMV is a very big subject in Europe and South America
as the banking industry is responding to the imposed deadlines
for shifting liability for fraudulent card transactions to
them if they don't upgrade to chip. There was concentration
of traffic in the financial infrastructure and services booths,
such as MasterCard, VISA, Hypercom, Ingenico, and First Data
Resources. Also the card manufacturers including Gemplus,
SchlumbergerSema, Oberthur; chip suppliers Atmel, Infineon,
and Philips; and card production and printing provider Datacard
Group were packed with people during the three day event.
I was impressed by the amount of contactless technology that
was demonstrated–from new dual interface chips, to contactless
readers and card production equipment. It is evident that
contactless smart cards are gaining increasing acceptance
worldwide. I used my time on the show floor to speak with
many foreign-based companies about their interest in opening
US offices and operations promoting the Alliance as an excellent
means to gain market recognition and make valuable contacts.
ISCAN
Another reason for my trip to Cartes was to attend the official
charter signing and first organizational planning meeting
of ISCAN (International Smart Card Associations Network).
The founding members of this new international network of
smart card organizations are ACT Canada, AFPC (France), EESTEL
(France), Eurosmart (European Union), SCAFI (India), SCSSA
(Southern Africa), and the Smart Card Alliance. Acting as
sponsors for the group and providing venues for group meetings
are Cartes–IT Security and CardTech/SecurTech. Lutz Martini,
president of Eurosmart, was elected to chair ISCAN and I will
serve as Co-chair for the group for the next 12-month period.
The group selected "Entitlement ID's Around the Globe" as
the global smart card issue to be addressed during the next
6 month period. Members will submit summaries of the major
ID projects within each geographic region and report on the
types of government ID programs in place, their functions,
and issues of importance surrounding their future use. Findings
will be released at the next meeting of ISCAN in April at
CardTech in Orlando.
Government Activities
A group of Alliance board members have volunteered to participate
on a Government Liaison Committee. A first order of business
for the committee is the development of a program with the
Alliance's Educational Institute to share smart card knowledge
with government support agencies, committees, and working
groups such as the GSA, NIST, Smart Card Project Manager's
Group, and the Interagency Advisory Board (IAB). In addition
to EI training, I proposed that the Alliance help organize
a Government Smart Card Interoperability Requirements Summit.
After consulting with Alliance members and leading government
officials prior to last week's meeting, we agreed that what
was needed was a forum to discuss the challenges ahead for
a government enterprise-wide interoperable smart card system.
Speaking before a large gathering of government executives
and industry representatives in Washington, I presented the
Alliance's proposed government outreach programs. The interoperability
meeting was received very positively and I spoke with many
government agency leaders and vendors who offered to help
organize the event. Coincidentally, at the same meeting, Lee
Holcombe, CIO of the new Department of Homeland Security and
Jim Dray GSC Principal Scientist, NIST, announced a restructuring
of the IAB into and the formation of the Interagency Interoperability
Task Force, chaired by Teresa Schwarzhoff from NIST. Over
the next few weeks, I will work to align these two efforts
in a coordinated fashion.
The Alliance outreach effort continues
- A group representing the Alliance gave a panel presentation
"Smart Cards and Secure Personal Identification Systems"
at ITEC–Philadelphia on November 14th. Dave Luden of
Gemplus was the group's moderator and presented on smart
cards and security. He was followed by Brian Hartley of
NBS discussing smart card issuance requirements, and Tim
Schroeder of Identicard speaking on smart cards and physical
access control.
- On November 18-20, I will be at CardTech ID in Washington,
DC. I will moderate a panel on contactless technologies
on Monday, the 18th with Bob Donelson, BLM DOI and chair
of the government Physical Access Interoperability Working
Group (PAIWG); Capt. Carl Gruenler, US Navy; and Joerg Borchert,
Infineon.
- Looking ahead, another panel of industry experts representing
the Alliance will host a panel discussion "Smart Cards in
Privacy-Sensitive Secure Identification Systems" at the
ISC–West Conference and Exposition on March 26, 2003
in Las Vegas, NV.
February 12-13, Mid-Winter Meeting
The Alliance February meeting committee is putting together
plans and program ideas for our upcoming Mid-Winter Meeting
at the Salt Lake City Hilton Center Hotel, February 12-13.
Details on the program theme and speakers will be available
at the Alliance web site in the coming days. Don't forget
to look for the latest industry news at the Alliance home
page. I will keep you informed and up to date until next month's
Smart Card Talk Newsletter.
Randy
Vanderhoof
Executive Director
Smart Card Alliance
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2002 SESAMES Awards
The Smart Card Alliance would like to congratulate all the
nominees and winners of this year's SESAMES Awards.
| Award Category |
Winner |
| Best Technological Innovation |
Infineon Technologies with my-C |
| Best Software |
Retail Logi with Smart-Solution
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| Best IT Security Application |
Activcard with Activcard Gold 2.0 |
| Best Transportation Application |
Sita - Project C-Travel with C-Travel |
| Best Banking/Finance Application |
Proton World with EMV Plus |
| Best Health Card Application |
Technopuce SA Hemo-TAG |
| Best GSM Application |
Oberthur Card Systems with My Personal SIM |
| Best E-Commerce Application |
Caissee Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne with ID-Tronic |
| Best Customer Loyalty Application |
Xiring with Fan Reader |
| Best Application of the Applications |
Technopuce SA with Hemo-TAG |
ISCAN Report of International News
Safeway is to be the first UK retailer to introduce
chip and PIN technology at the point-of-sale under a national
conversion program aimed at clamping down on signature-based
card fraud. Safeway has commissioned IBM to implement
the system based on EMV chip card technology across the majority
of its 500 UK stores by the end of 2002. IBM will work with
Ingenico to provide the chip card readers and STS for
the data processing software as a fully integrated extension
to Safeway's existing payments infrastructure.
Source: Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, Oct 2002
A decision in Brussels to create a controversial ID card
will radically alter the way citizens interact with government.
The card will have a digital certificate embedded on it, which
will allow Belgian citizens to communicate online with
government. Each Belgian citizen will have an ID card with
their name and photograph on it. An embedded chip will contain
two digital certificates, one for authentication and one for
their signature. Even children will be issued with the cards,
although without the signing facility. The decision sets a
precedent that other European governments could follow.
Source: Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, Oct 2002
UK retailer Marks and Spencer is to implement Mosaic
Software's solution Postilion in preparation for the UK
migration to the use of chip cards and PIN entry at the point-of-sale.
The solution, which allows full-stand-in at the POS using
off-line PIN with EMV chip cards, will be used centrally to
switch payment transactions to all Marks and Spencer acquirer
banks for authorization.
Source: Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, Nov 2002
Visa and IATA have agreed to cooperate in developing
a global, interoperable smart card standard based on EMV specifications
for the airline industry. IATA sets global standards for the
airline industry, ensuring among other things that "interlining"
can take place–the system which allows tickets issued
by one carrier to be used on another carrier's flights.
Source: Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, Nov 2002
The Advanced Card Technology Association of Canada
hosted a sell out crowd on October 29th for its first Market
Intelligence Roundtable. Issuers and suppliers met to hear
the results of the market survey conducted by ACT Canada over
the past month. The survey was a snapshot of concerns that
might impede advanced card rollouts. The moderator, Paul Gooderham
of the Gooderham Group, gave an analysis of the results.
Source: ACT Canada, Nov 2002
Keycorp Ltd has signed a subcontracting deal with
PCCW Business eSolutions to provide 1.2 million smart
cards for Hong Kong's planned smart identity card system.
Keycorp said it expected to get more than $A5 million ($US2.73
million) for the deal. Business eSolutions will use Keycorp's
MULTOS operating system to keep personal data stored by Hong
Kong's immigration department private and secure. "Projects
such as this one provide a firm foothold for Keycorp into
these emerging markets as governments around the world grapple
with the growing problems of identity fraud," Keycorp chief
executive Bruce Thompson said.
Source: ACT Canada, Nov 2002
A report issued by APSCA (Asia Pacific Smart Card
Association) detailing the contactless transit fare payment
systems currently installed in Asia Pacific countries has
been made available to the Smart Card Alliance. The report
can be downloaded from the members-only section of the Alliance
web site.
GOVSEC call for papers
GOVSEC is seeking proposals for speaking opportunities at
its July 2003 conference. The deadline for submissions is
November 22. You may submit your presentation via email to
spatterson@ntpshow.com
or via fax to 703-941-5027. Contact Sharon Patterson for a
list of the security topics that being considered for next
year's conference.
Members-Only Web Site
Have you checked the members-only section of the Smart Card
Alliance web site lately? Members can find a wealth of resources
there, including presentations from the Smart Card Alliance
Annual Conference and June Symposium, Task Force working documents,
research, meeting minutes and contact lists, position statements
on key industry issues, and other research reports available
only to Alliance members. If you have comments on the members-only
web site, please email info@smartcardalliance.org.
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