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| INSIDE Contactless Targets MicroPass-Based 'ICAO-Lite' Solutions for ID Market INSIDE Contactless announces it is building upon its MicroPass platform to support a variety of "ICAO-Lite" identity applications. With faster read times and lighter weight memory options than standard ICAO solutions, INSIDE's MicroPass ICAO-Lite offerings deliver a flexible solution for creating mid-range ID cards and documents that meet ICAO standards, but with less data storage. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) has set standards for ePassports and eVisas based upon the use of contactless chip technology with large EEPROM memory requirements to store high-resolution biometric data and other identity information. But ePassports, eVisas and other heavyweight ICAO ID applications represent only about 10 percent of the overall identity market, leaving a huge, unserved potential market for INSIDE's ICAO-Lite solutions. As a result, INSIDE is anticipating strong market demand for other ID cards and documents with less stringent storage requirements and for customers requiring lower cost solutions. The new MicroPass ICAO-Lite solutions feature 16-bit RISC microprocessors, a file manager, hardware DES encryption, ISO 14443-B or 15693 RF interfaces, an option for Basic Access Control (BAC) application support, and 4 or 8 kilobytes of EEPROM data memory instead of the large, 64-kilobyte EEPROM found in standard heavyweight ICAO-compliant chips. While INSIDE's ICAO-Lite solutions maintain the same logical data structure as a standard ICAO chip, the dramatically reduced on-chip data storage results in faster transaction times. By building upon the MicroPass architecture, INSIDE is able to offer its ICAO-Lite solutions at significantly lower cost compared to standard ICAO-compliant products, and INSIDE can customize the data structure to meet specific customer requirements. INSIDE's MicroPass-based ICAO-Lite solutions are available now. The MicroPass 5101 features 8 kilobytes of available EEPROM data storage. The MicroPass 5102 features BAC application support in EEPROM and 4 kilobytes of available EEPROM data storage. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |