Educational Institute

Smart Cards and Next Generation PACS Workshop

8th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference: Preconference Workshop

Washington DC Convention Center - Washington, DC
October 27, 2009

The Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council has developed this workshop to provide physical access control system (PACS) vendors and end users with an overview of the technologies and requirements that are driving next generation PACS designs and to discuss how FIPS 201 is impacting PACS implementation.

Welcome & Introductions

Randy Vanderhoof, Smart Card Alliance

This opening session introduces the Smart Card Alliance and the Smart Card Alliance Educational Institute and discusses the agenda and presenters for today’s Smart Cards and Next Generation PACS Workshop.

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FIPS 201 as a Driver for Next Generation PACS

Mike Kelley, Deloitte

This session looks specifically at FIPS 201 requirements for physical access control and the impact that NIST SP 800-116 will have on next generation PACS implementations.

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Standards and Interoperability

Adam Shane, AMAG Technology

This session covers the standards that are guiding next generation PACS designs, the new requirements they place on PACS and the impact that they will have on interoperability.

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Cryptography and the Next Generation PACS

Nathan Cummings, HID Global

This session presents the fundamentals of cryptography and the impact that new cryptography requirements is having on next generation physical access control systems.

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PACS Integration in the ID Management Infrastructure

Sal D’Agostino, IDmachines

This session covers how PACS fit into the identity management infrastructure and what will change in both systems and processes to integrate PACS as an identity application.

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Authentication Mechanisms and PACS

Lars Suneborn, Hirsch Electronics

This session discusses various authentication mechanisms that can be used with PACS, including mechanisms specified by NIST SP 800-116 and additional authentication mechanisms that can be implemented to increase security and address agency-specific risks.

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PACS and “Total Operational Security”

Roger Roehr, Roehr Consulting

This session covers the increasing role that PACS will play in an organization’s “total operational security” through integration and interplay with other access control and management systems.

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Scalability: Dimensions for PACS System Growth

Tony Damalas, Diebold

This session presents the changes in next generation PACS designs that will provide multiple options for system scalability.

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PACS in the Federal Government: Use Cases: USDA - Identity, Credential and Access Management

Owen Unangst, USDA

This session includes a speaker from the USDA, a federal government agency who will share their implementation of PIV for PACS and LACS that conform to FIPS 201 requirements and discusses lessons learned and where they are heading in the future.

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