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Getting Clever With Smart Cards

Overview In workplaces ranging from Boeing and Microsoft to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), employees now wield special, contactless wallet-sized cards that let them pass through the main door when they arrive on the job. More powerful than either magnetic or barcode cards, these smart cards come with built-in computer processors for handling everything from biometric fingerprint data to access rights for specific buildings. Card security is tighter, too. Government has been the biggest driver behind smart cards. After the DoD issued four million smart cards, all the other federal agencies got interested.

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Publisher	PRIMEDIA	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2004	Downloads	31
Format	White Papers
Topics	Smart Cards, RFID, Security Management

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