What are the major benefits that smart cards offer consumers?
Smart cards contain unique features that bring many
benefits to both consumers and issuing organizations:
| Feature |
Benefits |
| Security |
• chip is tamper-resistant
• information stored on the card can be PIN code and/or read-write
protected
• capable of performing encryption
• each smart card has its own, unique serial number |
| Intelligence |
• capable of processing, not just
storing information
• Smart cards can communicate with computing devices through a smart
card reader
• information and applications on a card can be updated without having
to issue new cards |
| Convenience |
• chip is tamper-resistant
• Smart cards provide a portable, easy to use form factor that many are
familiar with using |
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