www . AmericanSecurityToday . com September 2021 - Edition 58
trol access to computers , net- works and facilities .
The embedded PKI technology is the basis for Konica Minol- ta ’ s industry leading authen- tication platform for Person- al Identification Verification ( PIV ) and Department of De- fense ( DoD ) issued Common Access Cards ( CAC ).
These cards , in combination with a personal identification number , satisfy the two-factor require- ment .
' ASTORS ' Award for Best Smart Card / Reader System . In 2019 , the solutions earned a Silver ' ASTORS ' Award for Best Smart Card Reader .
Many federal employees re- quire access to the “ Classified ” Secret Internet Protocol Router Network ( SIPRNet ).
This network , used by U . S . agen- cies like the DoD and the U . S . Department of State ( DOS ), trans-
In 2017 , Konica Mi- nolta ’ s bizhub CAC and PIV solutions ( HID ActivIdentity and AU-211P card reader ) won a Gold
SIPRNet is used by U . S . agencies to transmit classified information over the ‘ completely secure ’ environment .
19