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Smart Card

Smart Card. The Future Is Here…. By Salman Awan. Introduction. Smart cards represent a new technology that has tremendous potential for enhancing the security of distributed systems.

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Smart Card

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  1. Smart Card The Future Is Here… By Salman Awan

  2. Introduction • Smart cards represent a new technology that has tremendous potential for enhancing the security of distributed systems. • A smart card is a credit card-sized, tamper-resistant security device that offers functions for secure information storage and information processing that rely on VLSI chip technology. • A smart card is a card with a computer chip embedded on its face, it’s able to hold more information than an ordinary credit card with a magnetic strip. • Smart card technology can be used with pay phones, health care, transportation, identification, retail, loyalty programs and banking.

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  4. Features • Smart Cards are convenient. They can store information, such as passwords, bookmarks, account information and so on. • Smart Cards are portable. They go where you go, making it easier than ever to use the internet. • Smart Cards are safe. They come equipped with an arsenal of security features.

  5. Goal • Microsoft is including support for Smart Cards with Windows 2000 • IBM, Compaq, and HP have PCs with a Smart Card Reader as standard equipment • Sun has developed an operating system using Java for Smart Cards call JavaCard • Microsoft has developed an operating system for Smart Cards called Windows for Smart Cards • Card Issuers like AMEX are launching credit card products with Smart Card Technology  • MasterCard, VISA, and Europay all have active smart card programs for their members

  6. Smart Card Reader Attaches to any PC www.whiteviper.com

  7. Information For more information, visit : www.scia.org

  8. Get Smarter…….

  9. Thank You.

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