Re: [Hampshire] Smart cards

On 10 November 2010 19:13, Paul Tansom <paul@???> wrote:
> Has anyone experimented with using a smart card and reader for authentication?
> I'm sure somebody must have. I'm just starting to look into it and was
> wondering where might be the best place to purchase a card from (not the
> reader, I'm fairly confident with that, although suggestions won't be thrown
> back!). I've been reading a bit and found there's a vast array of cards,
> contactless, etc., but more imporantly things like programmable ones, PKI ones
> and others. I think PKI is what I'd need, but any good references or anecdotes
> would be welcome, or a good site to explain the differences :)
>

It depends on what you are trying to protect against or use it for.
Do you wish to store data on them that needs to be kept secret?
For example, the seed of a one time password generator.

Some just store data like a USB memory stick, others can run "applications".

Generally, decide on your requirements, and get the cheapest card to
meet those requirements.