Smart Card Management Systems – An overview by Mike Hendry

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Overview

This paper provides an introduction to Smart Card Management Systems (SCMS). It is written primarily for organizations that are considering issuing cards to their customers, employees, members or citizens. Smart cards offer more functionality and more security than other card types (such as magnetic stripe cards).

The paper describes the main functions of an SCMS, and in particular the special functions needed by each user sector; as one of the advantages of smart cards is their ability to carry multiple applications. It is therefore important that any SCMS being considered can handle the functions needed by all different application types on the card. Following a review of the specific needs of a SCMS by a variety of industry sectors, the paper continues with a review of the issues involved in procuring an SCMS.

Reproduced with permission from Mike Hendry MA (Cantab) MBA CEng MIEE: www.mikehendry.co.uk

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