Securely Enhancing Mobile Communication

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Biometric Associates, LP is a unique developer, manufacturer, and integrator of authentication and identity systems that have been specifically designed to provide a high level of security and privacy protection. BAL systems, including related cryptographic, PKI and RFID implementations, provide assured user confirmation. They can be integrated into Bluetooth smart card readers, RFID Contactless cards, biometric USB thumb drives, Internet authentication servers and electronic monitoring systems, as well as other logical and physical access control applications.

BAL technical staffs are experienced wireless communications protocol specialists, application programmers, electrical engineers, and cryptography experts. The Company has offices in Maine and in the Washington, DC area.

What's New

BLUEARMOR® 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset Approved by the Department of Defense for Android

16 Feb 2012

BLUEArmor 100_Secure_Bluetooth_HeadsetTimonium, MD – February 15, 2012 – Biometric Associates, LP, (BAL) the leader in secure wireless communications, announced today that the BLUEARMOR® 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset has been approved for use with Android smartphones and tablets by the US Department of Defense. The BLUEARMOR 100 is the first and only Bluetooth headset reader to pass all NSA and DISA required Bluetooth security tests for Android devices.  DISA approval of the headset is documented in the DISA mobility Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/net_perimeter/wireless/smartphone.html published recently. This headset had been previously approved for Department of Defense use with BlackBerry devices.

The other required components in the Android STIG include: 1) baiMobile® Security Monitor from BAL (security files installed on the Android device to enforce Bluetooth security policies), 2) Fixmo Sentinel from Fixmo, Inc. (a security and device integrity solution that provides...

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baiMobile® 3000MP Bluetooth Smart Card Reader Approved by the Department of Defense for Android

04 Jan 2012

Timonium, MD – January 4, 2012    

Biometric Associates, LP, (BAL) announced that the baiMobile® 3000MP Bluetooth Smart Card Reader has been approved for use with Android smartphones and tablets by the US Department of Defense. The baiMobile® 3000MP is the first and only Bluetooth CAC/PIV reader to pass all NSA and DISA required Bluetooth security tests for Android devices.  DISA approval of the reader is documented in the DISA mobility Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/net_perimeter/wireless/smartphone.html recently published.

In addition to the 3000MP Reader, the baiMobile® solution also includes 1) middleware libraries, device drivers and APIs that are provided to developers enabling them to build smart card-enabled applications and 2) security files installed on the Android device to enforce Bluetooth security policies.

The baiMobile® solution permits network or client applications residing on the Android device to access the credentials stored on the smart card to perform functions such as digitally...

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Biometric Associates Delivers First Secure Bluetooth Headset Approved for the Department of Defense

03 May 2011

Timonium, Maryland -- May 3, 2011-- Biometric Associates, LP, (BAL) www.baiMobile®.com a leader in secure wireless communications devices, announced today, at BlackBerry World™, the first and only Bluetooth mobile headset approved for use by the Department of Defense (DoD).

BAL utilizes advanced 128-bit encryption, a randomly generated PIN, and other specialized firmware techniques to secure its Bluetooth products.  The blueARMOR 100 headset is the only commercially available Bluetooth headset to pass all of the tests required by National Security Agency (NSA) and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and is therefore, the only Bluetooth headset approved for use within the DoD.  This headset received DoD approval in the DISA mobility Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) published last week http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/net_perimeter/wireless/smartphone.html  

DISA’s approval requires that the blueARMOR headset be paired with a BlackBerry® device running Bluetooth version 2.1 or higher managed by BlackBerry Enterprise Server...

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Army Knowledge Online to Provide Secure Mobile Device Messaging with Biometric Associates’ Common Access Card Readers

03 Aug 2010

  • Provides Broad Support for Microsoft® Windows Mobile devices; Support for iPhone and Android coming in Q4 2010

REDWOOD CITY, CA - AUGUST 3, 2010 - In partnership with Northrop Grumman, Good Technology™ today announced that the Army Knowledge Online (AKO) portal has agreed to license 80,000 seats of Good™ Mobile Messaging Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Good S/MIME). The contract will provide reliable mobile email to the two million registered users of the Army Knowledge Online (AKO) portal. The backend integration is complete today to support a broad range Microsoft® Windows Mobile devices and support for iPhone and Android devices will be provided in Q4 2010.

Designed specifically to meet the security requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Good S/MIME solution will provide AKO users with secure messaging for mobile devices with user-friendly Biometric Associates, LP (BAL) common access card (CAC) readers for CAC authentication, encryption and signing of email...

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