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Articles for the keywords: Smart Card
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29 Apr 2013
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Two-Factor Or Not Two-Factor? That Is the Security Question [30893]
InfoWorld, April 29th, 2013
"The drumbeat for stronger online authentication swelled this week, the beginnings of a death knell predicting the passing of lowly password-based security.
The highly visible hijacking of the Associated Press Twitter account may have been a tipping point, as it unleashed a new round of calls by security experts for wider use of two-factor authentication. This type of authentication requires two different kinds of evidence before granting users access when they log into websites and online services. Evidence typically consists of some combination of a detail known by the user (for example, a password, a PIN, or an access code sent to a second device, such as a smartphone); an item owned by the user such as an ATM card or a smart card; or a physical attribute of the user -- a biometric feature such as a fingerprint or retina scan..."
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08 Oct 2012
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Bossie Awards 2012: The Best Open Source Networking and Security Software [27726]
A Large and Growing Range of Offerings
In its Best of Open Source Software (BOSSIE) 2010 awards, InfoWorld has recognized a number of tools for building a network, running a network, and ensuring that the network is secure. Nominees include:
- DD, WRT, HTTPS, Everywhere, True Crypt, FreeOTFE, Eraser, Darik's Boot and Nuke, Vyatta, Open vSwitch, Elastix, Anti,Spam SMTP Proxy Server, iSpy, OpenNMS, Cacti, Wireshark, Snor, Sagan, Suricata, Snorby, Nmap, Metasploit, BackTrack, Burp Suite, dc3dd , Ophcrack, John the Ripper, GnuPG, FindBugs
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18 Jul 2012
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ElectraCard Services Runs Oracle Exadata on Oracle Linux [26945]
Ups TPX to 12,000 per Second, Improves Performance by 2x
ElectraCard Services provides real-time, third-party credit, debit, prepaid, and smart card processing services in the U.S. and more than 30 other countries. One of the company's workshorse solutions is electraSWITCH, which processes ATMs, point-of-sale, internet, and cell phone banking transactions as either on-us transactions or switching mode transactions, where foreign transactions must be sent to electronic fund transfer networks for authorization. ElectraCard Services ported its electraSWITCH solution on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, and Oracle Linux, achieving processing speeds of more than 12,000 transactions per second (TPS) and a twofold improvement in performance.
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23 May 2012
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New Smart Card Features for Oracle Desktop Virtualization [26380]
New and improved smart card software stack for Sun Ray 3 Series Clients
Sun Ray Software 5.3 and Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.4 now include a new smart card software stack for Sun Ray 3 Series Clients and clients installed with Oracle Virtual Desktop Client 3.1, according to a post by Chris Kawalek. This software stack allows end users to login to virtual desktops and applications and offers a more secure virtual desktop environment by enabling the use of two-factor authentication. The software stack allows administrators to deploy smart card solutions with Sun Ray 3 Series thin clients or Oracle Virtual Desktop Client on PC, Mac or Linux desktops environments, says Kawalek.
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10 May 2012
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Oracle Improves Its Desktop Virtualization Portfolio [26236]
Releases Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.4; Sun Ray Software 5.3; and Oracle Virtual Desktop Client 3.1.
Oracle's desktop virtualization portfolio now includes three new releases: Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.4; Sun Ray Software 5.3; and Oracle Virtual Desktop Client 3.1. Among the improvements delivered by these releases are the up to 720p High Definition (HD) video playback on Oracle Sun Ray thin client devices; the new security features including support for 802.1x identity-based network authentication enhance security; expanded storage options; and the ability to copy and paste between local applications on the client device and remote virtual desktops, new HD multimedia capabilities, and enhanced integration of smart card authentication provided by Oracle Virtual Desktop Client 3.1.
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