Manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers HID reports additions to its iCLASS product family, that comply with the United States Government Smart Card Interoperability Specifications; (GSC-IS) and the low and medium assurance profiles of the Technical Implementation Guidance Specification.
The California-based firm says the new iCLASS GSC-Compliant readers are designed specifically for US government agencies and contractors adopting contactless smart card technology to meet government standard communication protocols established to create an open system environment that allow all compliant cards and readers to communicate with existing and new access control systems from virtually any manufacturer, the firm claims. Readers can output Federal Agency Smart Credential Numbers (FASC-N), the primary identification string to be used on all US government issued credentials, in multiple Wiegand output configurations.
Now available is HID’s iCLASS reader models R10, R30, R40, and RK40 reader with keypad configurations. In addition to reading a government compliant card, these new readers also simultaneously read HID standard iCLASS technology cards. This allows for an easier transition for iCLASS installations to become fully government compliant, the makers say, without the need to reinstall card readers or replace cards.
What they say
Eric Widlitz, HID’s manager for Government Technology and Applications, says: “Our team has extensive industry experience providing access control OEMs and integrators with the ability to integrate next generation technology readers while maintaining backward compatibility with existing systems.”
