Taglio Introduces PKOC Cards At ISC West

Taglio has announced the commercial availability of its first PKOC compatible card, the P1190-DF1. This card implements the PKOC NFC specification for Public Key cryptography at the door combined with a Mifare® DESFire® credential.

The Taglio cards will provide support for PKOC on its PIVKey and Taglio PIV Card products combining PKOC physical access with the Taglio Logical access solutions. Taglio cards will be demonstrated at the JCI stand (Booth 18033) in conjunction with readers and biometric systems.

“The Taglio PKOC-enabled cards will make it possible for organizations to migrate smoothly from proprietary legacy technologies to open standards using proven cryptographic technologies,” said G. W. Habraken, Managing Director of Taglio LLC. 

Enabling public key cryptography

The PKOC specification enables the use of Public Key cryptography for physical access The PKOC specification enables the use of Public Key cryptography for physical access. This eliminates the need for proprietary and complex symmetric key management systems and provides a high security, interoperable solution.

“Taglio is part of a growing number of smart card vendors embracing the PKOC specification which supports NFC cards. While PKOC was initially developed to work in Bluetooth mobile applications, the PSIA recognized the significant market for secure smart cards,” said David Bunzel, Executive Director of the PSIA. “We understand that mobile credentials may represent the future of access control, but smart cards are likely going to be relied on for the foreseeable future,” said Bunzel.

Taglio LLC is the foremost independent provider of smart card technologies. The company was established in 2012 and is based in Austin, Texas. 

Physical and logical access

“Working with our OEM partners, Taglio’s products are deployed in identity and logical access projects at more than 75,000 organizations worldwide," said G. W. Habraken, co-founder and managing director of Taglio.

“Organizations want a single credential for both physical and logical access. The support of the PKOC Physical Access technology in our products makes that a commercial reality today.”