Last week, Rambus confirmed that Bell ID would be supporting the integration of Android Pay for international issuing banks, payment schemes and processors. Today, we’d like to take a closer look at Android Pay for the benefit of our readers. Launched in September 2015, Android Pay can perhaps best be described as a mobile payment solution that offers consumers a simple and secure way of buying items with their Android-based devices.
Interac® Selects Bell ID for Tokenization
Interac® Payment Innovation Accelerating Growth of Digital Payments in Canada
TORONTO – Coinciding with the Mobile World Congress 2016, Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation (“Interac”) has introduced enhanced innovative capabilities that are setting the standard for secure debit payments and accelerating the growth of digital payments in Canada.
A key development is the Interac Token Service Provider (TSP), which is among the first for a domestic debit network globally. This proprietary token generation and management service enables financial institutions, merchants and our partners to innovate, build and manage secure digital payment experiences.
The Interac TSP was developed in collaboration with IBM, a world leader in mobile and cloud computing, Bell ID, a global provider of tokenization software for mobile payments, and Everlink, a provider of comprehensive, innovative and integrated payment solutions and services. Leveraging this suite of innovative solutions, theInterac TSP is capable of supporting financial institutions and mobile technology providers with secure digital products at scale.
Rambus Cryptography Research Extends CryptoManager Platform to Enable Secure In-Field Provisioning Services
Hardware and software security solution enables Features as a Service (FaaS) for mobile and IoT applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and BARCELONA, Spain – February 22, 2016 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research division is extending its CryptoManager security platform from SoC management and device personalization to offer in-field feature and service provisioning capabilities for application developers and service providers. This advancement enables complete silicon-to-cloud functionality to support the growing requirements of trusted applications, including secure mobile banking, identity and entertainment, as well as IoT device security.
“The semiconductor industry is experiencing tremendous change and new models of enablement will be needed to help reignite innovation across the market,” said Dr. Martin Scott, senior vice president and general manager for the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “With the growing demand for flexibility at any point in the chip lifecycle, the expanded CryptoManager platform allows device and service providers to securely enable or disable features in-field, unlocking the full value of SoCs and delivering Features as a Service (FaaS).”
The CryptoManager platform includes:
- Security Engine: A flexible root-of-trust implemented as an embedded hardware core, or with this extension, as a software agent for the secure provisioning, configuration, and authentication of keys and features in SoCs throughout the lifecycle of a device.
- Secure Infrastructure: A complete suite including a root server, management server with unified user interface, in-factory hardware appliance cluster and ATE client lib for the secure delivery, programing and management of secure keys throughout the SoC supply chain and downstream ecosystem.
- Trusted Provisioning Services: Local and cloud-based trusted key creation, delivery and authentication including optional hosting, operation and maintenance of the CryptoManager Infrastructure for secure SoC and device manufacturers, as well as application developers and service providers, to enable in-field provisioning of device features and functionality.
The expanded CryptoManager security platform provides a secure foundation for downstream device configuration, providing chipmakers the flexibility needed for post-manufacturing inventory management and creating a trusted path from service providers to consumers for feature enablement.
To learn more about CryptoManager, visit rambus.com/cryptomanager
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About Rambus Cryptography Research
The Rambus Cryptography Research division is dedicated to providing a secure foundation for a connected world. Our innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content and media protection, network security, and secure payment and transaction services. These technologies protect nearly nine billion licensed products annually, providing secure access to data and creating invaluable trust between our customers and their customer base. Additional information is available at rambus.com/security.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus creates cutting-edge semiconductor and IP products, spanning memory and interfaces to security, smart sensors and lighting. Our chips, customizable IP cores, architecture licenses, tools, services, training and innovations improve the competitive advantage of our customers. We collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading ASIC and SoC designers, foundries, IP developers, EDA companies and validation labs. Our products are integrated into tens of billions of devices and systems, powering and securing diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, consumer and media platforms. At Rambus, we are makers of better. For more information, visit rambus.com.
Rambus Advances its Lensless Smart Sensors with New Thermal Sensing Capabilities
Tiny, cost-effective sensing technology focuses on growing IoT target markets
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and BARCELONA, Spain – February 22, 2016 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that it has furthered its innovative lensless smart sensor (LSS) technology to demonstrate thermal sensing capabilities. By extending the award-winning LSS technology to include thermal sensing capabilities, Rambus is broadening the applicability of the technology, enabling new and enhanced functionality for many Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Target applications that can benefit from the small size and affordability of thermal and visible LSS technology include automotive passenger detection, virtual and augmented reality eye tracking, and smart home presence detection.
“LSS can enable a future where IoT technology is infused into many aspects of modern life, from smart cities and transportation to medical equipment and manufacturing,” said Dr. Gary Bronner, vice president of Rambus Labs. “With the addition of these new capabilities, LSS can replace traditional thermal lenses with optical gratings that are significantly less expensive, making LSS ideal for cost-sensitive IoT applications.”
First unveiled in 2014, the Rambus LSS technology has brought a fundamentally new approach to imaging that shifts the function of traditional optics to computation and eliminates the need for expensive lenses by replacing them with tiny inexpensive diffractive gratings. The gratings, combined with optimized algorithms and off-the-shelf thermal or visible sensors, perform a wide range of functions, such as gesture recognition, eye tracking, object identification and depth sensing. Over the past year, Rambus’ Partners-in-Open-Development (POD) program has allowed for a handful of select design and technology companies to implement and accelerate the development of LSS for new use cases.
To learn more about the Lensless Smart Sensor technology, visit rambus.com/lss.
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CryptoManager enables FaaS with in-field provisioning
Rambus has announced that its CryptoManager security platform now supports in-field feature and service provisioning, alongside SoC management and device personalization capabilities. “In-field feature and service provisioning enables complete silicon-to-cloud functionality to support the growing requirements of trusted applications,” said Dr. Martin Scott, senior VP and GM of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “These include secure mobile banking, identity and entertainment, along with IoT device security.”
Rambus lensless smart sensors go thermal
Rambus scientists have debuted thermal-enabled lensless smart sensor (LSS) technology at MWC 2016 in Barcelona. As Rambus Labs VP Gary Bronner notes, LSS now supports thermal capabilities alongside the visible spectrum. “LSS can enable a future where IoT technology is infused in every aspect of modern life, from smart cities and transportation to medical equipment and manufacturing,” said Bronner.
