INDEX   TOC
Introduction
Product Overview
Settings and Administration
ADSL
SIP Support
Security
  Broadband Security
  Firewall Overview
  The Firewall in
  VPN Pass Through
  Security Log
  Smart Card Reader
Firewall Administration
Troubleshooting

Smart Card

A smart card is a plastic card embedded with a computer chip that stores and transacts data between users. This data is associated with either value or information or both and is stored and processed within the card's chip, either a memory or microprocessor. The card data is transacted via a reader that is part of a computing system. Smart card-enhanced systems are in use today throughout several key applications, including healthcare, banking, entertainment and transportation. To various degrees, all applications can benefit from the added features and security that smart cards provide.