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Standards-Based Secure Identity Credentials: Leveraging the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Specifications for Commercial Credentialing Programs

Summary

The U.S. Federal government’s Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing program has created a set ofstandards and specifications for secure, standards-based credentials. Commercial organizations can leverage the PIV, PIV-interoperable (PIV-I) and Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) specifications to implement a secure identity credential than can be used for physical and logical access and that takes advantage of the wide range of conforming access control products, which can be purchased from a variety of suppliers.

What is this workshop about? This Smart Card Alliance Educational Institute workshop will provide commercial enterprises with an understanding of the PIV, PIV-I and CIV specifications and the physical and logical access applications that they can support in aconverged credentialing program. The workshop will begin with foundational sessions on smart cardtechnology and the PIV-I and CIV specifications, describe the use of aconverged PIV-I or CIV credential for physical and logical access, discuss thechanges needed to migrate to this standards-based approach, and review The workshop will conclude with apanel of commercial organizations who have implemented identity credentialingprograms based on the standards.

Who should attend? This workshop is relevantto corporate CIOs, CSOs, security directors and IT directors and to systemmanufacturers and integrators who are offering access control products in thecommercial market. The workshop will provide practical guidance for commercialorganizations who are seeking to understand how to leverage standards inimplementing a secure identity credential that can be used within thecommercial organization and/or with government agency partners. Agenda

Morning Sessions

• Session 1 (30 mins): Smart Card Technology 101. This session will provide a foundation on the basics of smart card technology, applications and standards. Topics covered will include: smart card form factors; smart card interfaces; major smart card access control applications; smart card acceptance technology and standards.
• Session 2 (30 mins): PIV, PIV-I and CIV Credentials. This session will describe the policy and credentialing requirements and technology similarities and differences among PIV, PIV-I and CIV credentials.
• Session 3 (30 mins): Drivers for Standards-Based Credentials. This session will describe the drivers to move to standards-based credentials and the benefits of using credentials based on the PIV-I and CIV specifications.
• Break
• Session 4 (45 mins): Physical Access with PIV-I and CIV Credentials. This session will describe how PIV-I and CIV credentials are used for physical access, including the credential features supporting logical access and the changes to current physical access control systems that are needed to support the new credentials.
• Session 5 (45 mins): Logical Access with PIV-I and CIV Credentials. This session will describe how PIV-I and CIV credentials are used for logical access, including the credential features supporting logical access and the changes to current logical access applications that are needed to support the new credentials.

Afternoon Sessions

• Session 6 (45 mins): Migration Strategies to a Standards-Based Converged Credential. This session will describe migration strategies for organizations moving to a PIV-I or CIV converged credential.
• Session 7 (30 mins): Identity Credentials on Mobile Devices. This session will discuss using mobile devices to store and use identity credentials for physical and logical access.
• Session 8 (30 mins): Standards Strategy for Converged Physical and Logical Access Systems. This session will look beyond PIV-I and CIV at the key standards that organizations should consider in implementing a converged identity credential.
• Break
• Session 9 (30 mins): Wrapping It Up: Steps to a Converged PIV-I or CIV Credential. This session will outline key steps that an organization should take in developing a plan to move to a converged PIV-I and CIV credential and the resources that that are available to find solutions (e.g., APL).
• Session 10 (60-75 mins): Lessons Learned Panel. This panel will include commercial organizations who have implemented or who are planning to implement PIV-I or CIV credentials. The panel will discuss why the organization moved to standards-based credentials and the lessons learned from the implementation.

Registration Fees

Your Registration Includes: Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon break, exhibits-only admission to ISC West, Training Certificate: One-Day Smart Card Training Certificate, Workshop Training Manual with all workshop presentations.

Smart Card Alliance Member Registration Fee: by Feb 24 - $410, after Feb 24 - $470
Regular Registration Fee: by Feb 24 - $530, after Feb 24 - $590

When

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Pacific Time

Where

Sands Convention Center
201 Sands Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
USA

Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit

The All Payments Event, covering every leading transaction platform: Card payments, mobile payments, and transit payments.

February 8-10, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
(Pre-conference workshops February 7)

The 5th Annual Payments Summit builds on a successful history of conference events held in the majestic city at the foothills of the snowcapped Wasatch Mountains. After years of double-digit participation growth, the 2012 conference moves to a larger meeting space to accommodate a more broadly-focused agenda. The Alliance has combined the rapidly growing Mobile and Transit Payments Council Summit with “Roadmap to EMV Payments,” from the Alliance Annual Conference in the Spring, which drew hundreds of attendees to Chicago. The result is a single, large All Payments Event covering every leading transaction platform: Card payments, mobile payments, online payments, and transit payments.

The smart card payments industry is approaching an historic tipping point. EMV is the global standard for payments, and firmly established in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Leading US financial institutions have already begun to issue EMV cards for international travelers. With pressure rising to begin the migration to EMV for domestic transactions, other US banks, credit unions, issuers and merchants will face a crucial decision: Follow suit, or fall behind?

At the same time, millions of consumers will begin to discover a new payment alternative to traditional bank cards in their wallets: Smart phones and mobile wallets with secure NFC payment capabilities. Mobile operators, including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have announced plans for payment services that incorporate loyalty cards, coupons, targeted sales offers and much more. One of first payments networks, developed by Isis, will debut in 2012 right in Salt Lake City. At the same time, Google has assembled a formidable group of stakeholder partners including MasterCard, Citi, First Data, and Sprint to challenge the mobile operator lead joint venture. Other US banks including Bank of America Wells Fargo, and US Bank are pushing forward with their own NFC wallet solutions. Who will be the next organization to step into the NFC spotlight? PayPal? Apple?

Finally, transit operators from major cities nationwide have been building towards a new era of open bank card payments for several years, hoping to move beyond bank card fare payments pilots and begin roll-outs that are expected to include contactless payments cards, stickers, and NFC-enabled mobile devices. Which cities are going to get there first? Which business model will emerge from the many options being explored? Which technology and payments partners are going to come out on top?

These and many other challenging payments questions are going to be discussed and debated during this expanded and extended conference and exhibition event. Join us for what the Smart Card Alliance does best–bringing experienced smart card practitioners and suppliers together with innovative solutions developers and end users across the payments, mobile, and transit markets. The 2012 Payments Summit will be the North America’s premier payments industry event, with timely, informative conference sessions, in depth educational workshops, exhibits from leading suppliers, and outstanding networking and social events. Over 400 will attend–reserve your spot today. For registration, exhibit, or sponsorship information, call 212-866-2169.

NFC Solutions Summit 2012

Smart Secure Mobile Payments and Non-Financial NFC Apps

May 22-23 (Pre-conference workshops May 21)
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, California
A Joint Presentation by Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum

The Smart Card Alliance and the NFC Forum are pleased to present NFC Solutions Summit … the first comprehensive American showcase for the burgeoning technology of Near Field Communications. The NFC Solutions Summit will cover the state of this promising technology, developments in new NFC devices and add-ons, the status of the growing NFC ecosystem, the promise of NFC-enabled payments and other popular applications, NFC implementation, and American and international market forecasts.

In 2012 NFC technology will be widely available in new smart phone handsets. enabling quick transactions, ticketing, digital content exchange, secure identification, social networking and communication between electronic devices. The authoritative expertise of the NFC Forum and Smart Card Alliance will create the interest and momentum necessary bring together a broad base of industry players. The conference will features leaders from every relevant sector for an interactive, instructive forum on the business issues, implementation milestones, and technology advancements happening in NFC markets.

NFC Solutions Summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, a high-quality, self-contained conference venue with easy access for both domestic and international participants, only 20 minutes from the many attractions of San Francisco, and 30 minutes from the high-tech industry leaders of Silicon Valley.