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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

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Eid Passport’s RAPID-RCx Reader on TWIC Qualified Technology List Eid Passport, Inc. says its RAPID-RCx program, which electronically validates smart credentials, has been put on the Transportation Security Administration’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Qualified Technology List. The RAPID-RCx program adds multi-credential scan, read, and verify to the company’s RAPIDGate system and helps users quickly and security authenticate TWIC and other government-issued credentials for streamlined facility or vessel access. The program also provides multi-factor authentication by using the digital ID…

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