Smart Card Technology Protects You
Smart cards are often used by government agencies and private enterprises to secure physical and network access. Smart card technology uses an encrypted card (about the size of a credit card) for multifactor user authentication. Smart cards have an embedded cryptographic chip that is very difficult to replicate. As such, it is hard for an attacker to copy the smart card and use it to gain access. As long as the authorized user maintains possession of the smart card, an attack is prevented.
Companies and government agencies use smart cards to secure physical access to facilities, but they are also used to secure electronic access to secure networks, proprietary and sensitive databases, corporate email, and more. If strong user authentication is required, biometric authentication might be a fit. Biometric authentication is a methodology utilized to uniquely recognize humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. It can be used as a form of multifactor authentication as part of a larger identity and access management system which might also include smart cards. Common forms of biometric authentication include fingerprint matching, retinal scanning, and voice print.
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