Fujitsu Europe Limited
Fujitsu PalmSecure Certified Under "Common Criteria" International Security Standard
London, 11.February 2009 — Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced that its palm vein authentication system, PalmSecure, has been certified under the Common Criteria(1) for Information Technology Security Evaluation (ISO15408) as Evaluation Assurance Level 2(2). This is the world's first palm vein-based authentication system, and only the third biometric authentication system of any kind, to be certified under this international standard.
Fujitsu will provide PalmSecure on a global basis to serve those customers, such as government agencies and financial institutions, who require advanced security.
In recent years, biometric authentication based on veins, fingerprints, and iris patterns has become widespread in a variety of applications such as PC or business application login, identity verification at ATMs, and facility access control.
Since Fujitsu has introduced palm vein authentication to social infrastructure including banking, healthcare, and academic testing systems, it has been called upon by customers such as government agencies and financial institutions outside of Japan to put the device through a third-party security certification process.
Becoming certified under the international standard for IT security, Common Criteria, responds to that call. Fujitsu can tailor solutions using the high-precision, high-security PalmSecure system to meet customer needs.
Certification Details
| Certifying Organisation: | Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) (Federal Office for Information Security) |
|---|---|
| Certification Level: | Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 |
| Certificate Number: | BSI-DSZ-CC-0511-2008 |
| Certification Received: | December 2008 |
Fujitsu Europe Limited will continue to assist its customers EMEA-wide in implementing robust security through the use of the PalmSecure palm vein authentication system.
Glossary
- 1 Common Criteria:
- Common Criteria is a set of established criteria for evaluating and certifying the information security of IT products and information systems. It is currently recognized in 25 countries. Security evaluations based on Common Criteria look at the security performance and reliability (quality assurance) of the target system. The depth and breadth of the evaluation is indicated by its "Evaluation Assurance Level".
- 2 Evaluation Assurance Level 2:
- Under Common Criteria, there are seven Evaluation Assurance Levels in increasing order of stringency. A higher Evaluation Assurance Level means that the security assurance for the Target Of Evaluation (TOE) has been tested over a broader scope, although it does not necessarily indicate a higher level of security. The Evaluation Assurance Level 2 score earned by PalmSecure indicates that it is structurally tested.
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Operating in Europe/Middle East/Africa, Fujitsu Europe Limited is a market leading provider of document image scanners for
professional desktop, workgroup and high volume production environments; Enterprise SCSI, FCAL and SAS, and Mobile ATA and
SATA hard disk drives; high capacity external 2.5-inch drives; KVM devices including switches, CAT-5 extenders and pull-out
drawers; biometric authentication sensors as well as dot-matrix printers. Established in the United Kingdom in 1981, Fujitsu
Europe Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the global electronics giant Fujitsu Limited and has its head office in the
UK as well as subsidiary offices in Germany, Italy and Spain.
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