Oberthur Open Platform Smart Cards
Aug 5, 2008 10:42 AM
The ID-One Cosmo card family from Oberthur Card Systems is based on the concept of an open operating system for smart cards. Complying with JavaCard and GlobalPlatform specifications, the credentials offer the benefit of an open, secure, interoperable and standard environment for multi-application smart cards. The supplier offers a range of cards from 16 Kb to 128 Kb EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), with contact, contactless and USB interfaces available. On-card applications include digital signature for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) integration; secure, cryptographic data storage; and fingerprint biometrics with embedded fingerprint matching on the card and fingerprint verification without a PC. A card development kit is available to assist in design, development, testing and debugging of applications running on the cards. FIPS 140-2 level 3- and FIPS 201- certified cards are available. Visit oberthurcs.com.
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