ZeroBiometrics nears patent for rotating, revoking biometrics-derived keys
ZeroBiometrics has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its invention of a novel…
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Complexity, lack of standards holding back confidence in Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) cryptography has been hailed as a solution for preserving the privacy of personal information during identity verification…
Startup behind World’s biometric matching software raises $5.5M in seed funding
Taceo, the company behind World’s biometric iris matching software, has closed a $5.5 million seed funding round led by Archetype…
EAB Lunch Talk: Security in biometric hardware
EAB Lunch Talk: Security in biometric hardware Microsoft Teams March 12, 2025 from 12:30-13:30 CET European Association for Biometrics (EAB)…
STA Identity and Payments Summit stars mDLs but looks ahead to post-quantum future
The Secure Technology Alliance‘s 2025 Identity and Payments Summit was preceded by a unique showcase of mobile driver’s license (mDL)…
Thales joins PQC4eMRTD project to protect travel documents from quantum computing attack
The European Union has taken a step towards protecting electronic passports against the threat of quantum computing attacks, with a…
The race for PKC is on with quantum chip launches by AWS, Microsoft
The topic of protecting sensitive data from quantum systems has grown dramatically in prominence in the digital identity community over…
Tech5 unveils biometric key generation to complete digital ID management toolbox
Tech5 has launched technology it calls “Biometric Derived Keys” (BDK) to derive keys that can be used for cryptographic operations…
FaceTec enhances UR Code security with support for second PKC algorithm
FaceTec has upgraded the cryptographic security of its UR Codes with support for the Ed25519 Elliptic Curve. The addition of…
Entrust sharpens cryptographic data security focus with public certificate divestment
Entrust has sold its public certificate business as it looks to develop certain core areas for the foreseeable. Entrust sold…
