Smart Card Technology
Smart card is a pocket-sized plastic card with a small chip inserted into it. It is also known as a readable device which provides security verification in large organizations. It can store and transmits and records data to a central computer whenever needed. Smart card is a special type of card like device which contains an integrated circuit chip embedded on it. The IC chip can be a microprocessor with memory or just simple memory circuit. Smart cards have three main functions: authentication, storing personal information, and storing values. Smart card -enhanced systems are in use today in several key applications such as health-care, banking, entertainment and transportation. The card data is transacted via a reader connected to a computing system. How does the Smart Card Works? Smart card reader is also called as a card acceptance device, or an interface device. There is a minute difference between the card reader and the terminal. The reader is used to de...