Army applet will help secure smart cards
Army applet will help secure smart cards
- By Dawn S. Onley
- Oct 28, 2004
In January, the Army will begin offering an open-source, Java Applet interface to the Common Access Card to provide secure, encrypted communication and digital signature capabilities.
The J-CAC software program, developed by the Army program manager for Secure Electronic Transactions-Devices and DOD's Rapid Acquisition Incentive program, will be available in January to any developer across the Defense Department who wants to enable their cards with a public-key infrastructure.
'J-CAC is an innovative and unique approach to solving a complex software engineering challenge and will help the Army achieve its vision,' said Greta Lehman, the Army's director of information assurance programs.
Lehman said Defense and Army developers will realize a cost savings and risk reduction by implementing J-CAC.
The program provides encrypted communication for any DOD application that uses a Web browser and a smart card, according to program officials.