Synergy of Smart Cards, Biometrics and Cryptography 
 

Smart Cards

and a crypto smart card interface, which provide confidential storage for personal identity and assets and data to be processed off- or on-line. Smart card readers and Security Application Modules (SAMs) provided by Fortress U&T with state-of the-art crypto-chips support any ISO 7816 standard smart cards.

Cryptography

and a crypto smart card interface which assures that valuable personal and bio-data, stored in the smart card, cannot be copied, counterfeited, misused or fraudulently altered.

2-Finger Geometry Biometrics

which provide the unique link between a person and his smart card. The Digi-2 biometric camera developed, engineered and supplied by Biomet Partners, is manufactured with Omega Electronics SA (Swiss Swatch Group).

The BioSmart+ is the most effective system for a wide range of positive personal identity applications, enhancing presently used basic systems for access control, medical records, computerized attendance, welfare systems, national identity, drivers licenses, security and border control. 

The Digi-2 biometric optical systems analyze 3-dimensional geometric data from 2 fingers of either hand to verify a person's identity in less than 1 second. The units are being supplied worldwide to more than 60 manufacturers of host products, with applications ranging from theme parks and prisons to controlled door access, fraud resistant terminals and secured PC workstations, and for electronic funds transfer in banking. 

Fortress U&T Crypto-Chips, secure reader designs and the Fortress Smart Card Application Design environment (SCAD) constitute an overall system implementation and support package, available to OEMs and system integrators.  Fortress is the leading developer of on-board encryption engines for smart cards produced by several of the major card manufacturers. 
 
THE BIO-SMART+ EVALUATION KIT 

The BioSmart+ Evaluation Kit (BSEK) let you evaluate and understand the basic functionality of confidentiality in personal identification. 

The kit consists of a smart card reader with an RSA SAM (Application Module), an internal real-time clock/calendar and the Digi-2 biometric 3D Camera. It comes with three pre-issued SCOS+ RSA smart cards to demonstrate the merits of a RSA secured biometric. 

The software supplied with the BioSmart+ Evaluation Kit is based on the BioSmart+ API (BSAPI). The BSEK software package also contains a User Interface demo program that enables operator configuration of the kit, simplified registration and user verification. 

For price and delivery information please contact e-mail 106067.2514@compuserve.com or telephone +41 26 670 13 03.