stored value cards with embedded integrated computer chips and capability to store data and replenished electronically
Card with magnetic strip/chip for containing and receiving data.
Smart cards are a portable medium for carrying personal information and other data in an encrypted form. The information is stored on a semiconductor chip embedded in a plastic card, which is why smart cards are also known as IC cards. The main applications of smart card technology in Japan are credit cards, worker identification cards and the cards for the national resident registry network popularly known as Juki Net. Smart cards are also finding use as a form of digital certification over the Internet. About 66.58 million smart cards are already in use in Japan, and their presence is expected to rapidly spread through society. Smart cards can be divided into three broad categories depending on the way the information on them is read. Some cards are passed through a reader, others are read via radio signals, and a third kind can present information both ways. These multifunctional cards are more expensive and thus not as widespread. Compatibility remains a problem, as there are currently two different operating systems in use for smart cards.
Smart cards, also called chip cards, are a new type of plastic card which operate with a microchip rather than a magnetic stripe. Chip cards are still in development. Soon, however, the information stored in the chip will be anything from money in an electronic form to personal ID like your passport number or date of birth and details of organisations you might be a member of like a sports club or an insurance firm.
A new generation of plastic cards similar to debit cards but which will hold more information. The card will contain a computer chip and will be used to create a cashless payment system with enhanced security. The cards are currently being piloted in certain cities around the world .
Français : Cartes à puce Deutsch : Maschinenlesbare Debitkarten, Kreditkarten Personal cards incorporating a microprocessor that can be debited on-line (e.g. records transaction on the card) or off-line (e.g. identifies bank account to be charged).
Similar to a credit card, but has a small microprocessor built-in to the card that holds information about the cardholder.
A card with an embedded computer chip on which information can be stored and processed.
A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use.
See contactless smart cards.
A credit card-sized plastic card with a special type of integrated circuit embedded in it. The integrated circuit holds information in electronic form and controls who uses this information and how.
With the increased emphasis placed on security and total cost of ownership by IT managers and CIOs, companies are turning to smart cards as a key component of their information security solutions.
A typical smart card is a solid-state or optical system operating within a plastic, creditcard-sized unit. It can store thousands of characters in the solid state system and millions in the optical one. Most smart cards consist of semiconductor devices embedded within the card which can store, retrieve or encrypt the data.
Similar to credit cards, but have a micro-chip embedded in the card that holds information about the cardholder.
A card that has a pre-determined limit of cash, which is then drawn off with every purchase. The card stores information on a microprocessor or memory chip rather than the magnetic stripe found on ATM and credit cards.
A standard plastic credit card with an imbedded computer chip which easily store cryptographic keys and algorithms while limiting access to those keys. The most widespread commercial solution for key management at present, smart cards, though not foolproof, are particularly valued for providing secure authentication by creating and storing keys someplace more secure than a desktop computer.
A smart card – a type of chip card – is a plastic card embedded with a computer chip that stores and transacts data between users. This data is associated with value, 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. In a credit card, this can provide an increased level of security compared to the normal credit card that has a magnetic stripe.
a form of electronic cash; consumers slip the card into a banking machine and the machine electronically transfers a cash credit onto the card's miniature computer chip. Page 376