Thursby combines hardware and app to create PKard Reader

030updated 02:10 am EDT, Fri April 20, 2012 Secure CAC, PIV, CIV smart card reader

Reading personal smart cards of the type used by government and military personnel as well as large corporations, Thursby Systems has combined a $150 plug-in card reader compatible with the 30-pin dock connector used by iOS devices with a free app that leverages two-factor authentication to create the PKard Reader kit for secure authentication. The solution allows access to secure web portals but requires no changes to back-end servers in order to work.The reader can handle CAC, PIV (and PIV-I) and CIV cards used by over five million US government and Department of Defence staff, and about one-third of multinational corporations worldwide. The cards are also popular in the healthcare and financial sectors. To date, most authentication hardware has been created for desktop and notebook access rather than mobile devices.

The hardware supports most industry and US government standards, including ISO 7816, EMV level 1, NIST IR 6887, FCC class B part 15, CE, RoHS, HSPD-12, FIPS 140-2 and FIPS 201. Early reviews have been very positive.




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