Monthly Archives: May 2023
ZTF: The Secret to Seamless Authentication: Part 3
The authors of the popular article series, Biometrics and the Zero Trust Framework, take the topic to the next level in their new book, ZTF: The...
South Africa Puts New Banknotes Into Circulation
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has upgraded all five denominations of its banknotes and started putting them into circulation on May 4, 2023....
ZTF: The Secret to Seamless Authentication: Part 2
The authors of the popular article series, Biometrics and the Zero Trust Framework, take the topic to the next level in their new book,...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 7
In his comprehensive history of the U.S. passport, Tom Topol—passport expert, collector, and author of Let Pass or Die—has followed the evolution of this...
ID4Africa
20 - 24 May 2025 | Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
ID4Africa Chooses Ethiopia as Host Country for its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Cape Town, South...
ZTF: The Secret to Seamless Authentication: Part 1
The authors of the popular article series, Biometrics and the Zero Trust Framework, take the topic to the next level in their new book,...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 6
The 20th Century was a time of rapid change and progress in the U.S., and advancements in passport security and policy were no exception....
Acceptance & Use of Older-Design U.S. Federal Reserve Notes
The United States is a relatively young and progressive nation, compared to other countries around the world. When it comes to cash, “old” U.S....
Making Secure Electronic Documents Cyber Resilient: Part 4
In Part 3 of this exclusive series, the authors explained how Common Criteria Certification (an international standard) is used to evaluate the security of...
Argentina’s New, Highest Denomination 2,000-Pesos Banknote
The Banco Central de la República Argentina has issued a new 2,000-pesos banknote, making it the country’s largest-denomination note. It commemorates the development of...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
LIVE BLOG: Hawaii launches mobile driver’s license/ID card for Apple devices and more news…
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...
Optimizing Serialization: Part 4
The first three articles in this series reviewed contemporary security document serial number design strategies related to letterpress printing technology, security inks and font...