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Smart card

A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. Many smart cards include a pattern of metal contacts to electrically connect to the internal chip. Others are contactless, and some are…

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Security

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Smart cards and electronic commerce

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Smart card

Nodes227
Edges226
Triples243
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008811
Components1

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Smart card

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related to Public transit · 43
Smart card → Auckland's AT Hop, Boston's CharlieCard, Brisbane's, Brussels' MoBIB, Card, Data Protection Ombudsman, Earlier, Ecebs, Examples, Go, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council, Hong Kong's Octopus, However, In Finland, Ireland's Leap Card, ITSO Ltd, London's Oyster, Malaysia's Touch, Myyrmanni, One
related to Invention · 24
Smart card → American, Arimura Technology Institute, Austria, DE1574074, DE1574075, German, Great Britain, Gröttrup, Helmut Gröttrup, IBM, In February, In September, Independently, Information Card, Its, Japan, Jürgen Dethloff, Kunitaka Arimura, March, May
related to Video games · 21
Smart card → Aime, Amongst, Amusement IC, Amusement Pass, Banapassport, Bandai Namco, Depending, E-amusement, IC, ID, In, In January, In Japanese, Konami, Konami E-Amusement, Nesica, Net, Sega, Sega ALL, Taito
related to Complex smart cards · 18
Smart card → Alain Bernard, Although Complex Cards, AudioSmartCard, Complex Card, Complex Cards, Crédit Lyonnais, Cyril Lalo, French, Gemplus, Henri Boccia, ISO, ISO/IEC, It, Philippe Guillaud, Philippe Patrice, The, The Complex Card, This
related to Development of contactless systems · 18
Smart card → Contactless, Europe, MasterCard, MIFARE Standard, Most, NXP Mifare Ultralight, NXP Semiconductors, PET, PVC, The, They, This, Typical, US, Use, Visa, Visa Contactless, Visa's
related to history · 17
Smart card → As, AudioSmartCard, CEO, Complex Cards, Cyril Lalo, Fairchild Semiconductor, Gemplus, Henri Boccia, IC, In, ISO, Philippe Guillaud, Philippe Patrice, Robert Noyce, Since, The, The Complex Card
related to Design · 13
Smart card → Another, ATMs, Both, Communicates, Contains, Dimensions, Dip, ID-000, ID-1, ISO/IEC, Managed, SIM, Smart
related to Financial · 13
Smart card → ATM, Chipknip, Cryptographic, Examples, Geldkarte, Mondex, Moneo, No, Proton, SIMs, Smart, The, The German Geldkarte
related to Identification · 13
Smart card → CAC, Common Access Card, Contactless, Defense, Department, DoD, Examples, If, PKI, Smart, Smart-cards, Sometimes, The
related to Advantages · 9
Smart card → At, ATMs, Finally, ID, PIN, Smart, The, They, This

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card cards smart security complex used contactless use information also include chip data first payment may identification display credit user

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Smart cardis asilicon integrated circuit0.90text
Smart cardis athird generation chip-based identity document that is produced according to international standards and requirements0.90text
the Marines corpsinstance ofPrivate electronic purse systems have also been deployed0.80text
a PIN can be added to a Complex Card.Complex Cards used to provide account information have been developed forinstance offeatures such as requiring the user to enter an identification or a security value0.80text
the monetary value balanceinstance ofkey information0.80text
the number of remaining trips or the expiry date of a transit pass can be displayed.Transaction securityA Complex Card being deployed as a payment card can be equipped with capability to provide transaction securityinstance ofkey information0.80text
an identifierinstance ofThis feature was generally used over the phone to send identification data0.80text
one-time passwordsinstance ofThis feature was generally used over the phone to send identification data0.80text
a One-Time Password or an electronic purse balanceinstance ofA front display is the most common solution for showing information0.80text
the Zwipe cardinstance ofThe company sells biometric sensors and has recently introduced payment cards incorporating a fingerprint sensor0.80text
a biometric dual-interface payment card using an integrated sensor from Fingerprints.Gieseckeinstance ofThe company sells biometric sensors and has recently introduced payment cards incorporating a fingerprint sensor0.80text
payment cardsinstance ofThey may include different functionalities0.80text

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