What is a Smart Card?
Smart cards are typically credit card sized, plastic
credentials containing a microprocessor chip that
serves the dual functions of communication and extensive data
storage. Although it is packaged in the form of
a card, a smart card operates much like a personal
computer in that it can store data, manipulate data,
and perform functions like mathematical equations.
Contactless cards should not be confused with their predecessor – the
proximity card. Although both technologies transmit data via radio
frequency (and the visible operation of each appears the same to
a user), a contactless card provides much greater security and contains
approximately 100 times the data storage of a traditional proximity
card.
Advantages to Smart Cards:
● Convenience
● Less maintenance/warranty
● Higher security
● Large memory
● Enhanced privacy
● Versatile form factors
● Multiple applications
● Future Protection |
