[November 21, 2009] XTec to Provide Logical Access Solutions to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- XTec Inc., an HSPD-12 solution provider for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announced it has been awarded DHS' Combined Infrastructure Support contract for Enterprise Identity Management and Logical Access Control under the department's HSPD-12 compliance program. According to a release, the Task Order is designed to establish logical access control infrastructure for internal DHS networks. "We look forward to working with DHS headquarters, its component agencies and Entrust to implement the department's strategic plans for HSPD-12 card issuance and usage," said Kevin Kozlowski, XTec's VP of government initiatives. Under the terms of the contract, XTec said it will provide three components to support DHS' logical access control: an HSPD-12 compatible smartcard Minidriver; the AuthentX online certificate status protocol solution, or OCSP; and a PKI license. The Minidriver is HSPD-12 compatible with the Microsoft Smart Card Base Cryptographic Service Provider or Crypto Next Generation Key Storage Provider and with the Smart Card Management Interface. Built on the Microsoft kernel, XTec's Minidriver solution makes logical access to DHS networks simple by eliminating the need for complex middleware, which can tie up a system and limit the Microsoft operating system. The enterprise license for PKI, provided through partner Entrust, entails a digital signature - as well as certificates for PIV authentication, key encryption and card authentication - for each DHS identity. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]