by Klaus Schmeh | Dec 19, 2018 | General
Shortly before the end of the year, cryptovision once again sets a medial exclamation mark. In the latest issue of the magazine The Vault, published by industry association Silicon Trust, cryptovision’s CEO Markus Hoffmeister (together with co-author Klaus Schmeh) presents his assessment of the currently most discussed topic in the identity industry: the blockchain. In his article BLOCKCHAIN Blues – the END of eID cards? Hoffmeister shows that the blockchain can be very useful for eID technology and that there are interesting synergy effects. The question asked in the title of the article is therefore easy to answer: The blockchain is not the end of eID cards. There is therefore no reason for a blockchain blues.
Read article (page 20): https://silicontrust.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/the_vault_23_web.pdf
by Klaus Schmeh | Dec 13, 2018 | General
cryptovision’s Klaus Schmeh has an another notable media appearance. In a YouTube video introducing ten unsolved cipher mysteries, titled Famous UNCRACKED Codes That STILL Exist!, Klaus is quoted. He is especially proud that he is shown right after William and Elizebeth Friedman, two of the most famous codebreakers in history. Produced by US company Origins Explained (“the place to be to find all the answers to your questions”), this video has already been watched by over a million viewers. Klaus, who is a specialist on unsolved crypto mysteries, can be seen at 11:32. His quote is about the famous Voynich Manuscript, the most popular unbroken ciphertext in the world.
Read article about video: http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2018/12/06/famous-uncracked-codes-video-on-youtube-receives-over-a-million-hits/
by Klaus Schmeh | Dec 12, 2018 | General
High above the roofs of Cannes, France, three employees of cryptovision gave interviews on the topic of electronic identities. These interviews have now been published as videos on the Silicon Trust website. The videos were shot during the TrusTech conference in the Palais des Festivals, where each year the stars of the world-famous Cannes Film Festival are honoured. On the second day of the event, Steve Atkins of the Silicon Trust industry association invited the industry’s most important players to lunch.
The view from the roof terrace of the city’s highest hotel was breathtaking, the sky bright blue and the temperatures at least ten degrees higher than in foggy Germany.
Steve Atkins used the presence of the eID celebrities for several video interviews, which he had professionally produced. cryptovision employees Ben Drisch, Fermín Vazquez and Marco Smeja also gave their statements.
The interviews are now available in three separate videos on the Silicon Trust website. We invite you to take a look.
Photos: @MickyGoelerPhotography
by Klaus Schmeh | Oct 1, 2018 | General
Are you looking for a cross-platform identification and authentication solution for your company and your employees? If so, a visit to the cryptovision stand at it-sa (booth 10.0-420) is worthwhile. We will be happy to show you by means of a product demonstration how a multifunctional card can solve identity requirements and thus increase the efficiency and security in your company.
With our solution, you can use the verified digital identities of your employees for a variety of security-relevant applications – including visual identification, multi-factor authentication, eIDAS-compliant signatures, and digital and physical access control. Card IDs are not the only available form factor: As specialists, we are happy to recommend which technology and which security level is best suited for your ID system. Among other things, cryptovision offers the world’s only encryption software for e-mail communication approved for VS-NfD.
If you are unsure whether your company can benefit from a multifunctional ID solution, come to cryptovision at it-sa and arrange an appointment. Together we analyse the requirements of your company, your employees and your customers and advise you afterwards in detail.
With the e-code B407821 you will receive a free day ticket in the ticket shop.
it-sa website: https://www.it-sa.de/
by Klaus Schmeh | Sep 24, 2018 | General
The daily show “Zeitzeichen” on WDR 5 is one of the most popular radio formats in Germany. In a report about the legendary encryption machine Enigma, which aired last week, cryptovision employee and Enigma expert Klaus Schmeh had his say – with numerous O-tones. The responsible editor Martin Herzog had visited cryptovision a few weeks before to interview Klaus. Other experts interviewed by Herzog were Jochen Viehoff from the Heinz-Nixdorf-Museum in Paderborn and the nephew of world-famous computer pioneer and Enigma decipherer Alan Turing. The result was a 15-minute report, which – also thanks to some radio plays – has become extremely exciting. It’s worth listening!
Beitrag anhören: https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/hans-thilo-schmidt-100.html
by Klaus Schmeh | Aug 22, 2018 | General
Another day at work begins and first it is a login to at the operating system, perhaps then again at the VPN. Next it is encrypting or digitally signing several emails. It is obvious that a smart card user needs to enter their PIN many times a day. The time required for this repeated procedure is considerable: assuming that a user enters his PIN five times a day for each of four applications he uses, at a cost of five seconds per entry, a company with 50,000 users wastes 1,389 working hours (and thus four-digit costs) per day. This is where cryptovision’s newest product, sc/interface cache, comes in. This innovative add-on enables secure PIN caching – and thus single sign-on – with the cryptovision smart credential middleware sc/interface. The end user experience is seamless and the user only has to enter his PIN once and can then use their card across a myriad of different applications – even with Universal Windows platform applications such as EDGE – without having to re-enter their PIN. Considering the previous calculation, it is obvious that an investment in sc/interface cache pays for itself within a few days.
sc/interface cache website: https://www.cryptovision.com/de/produkte/scinterface/sc-interface-cache/
