What Is A Smart Card
  Smart Card and Electronic Commerce
  Types Of Smart Card
  How Smart Card Communicate
  Why Use Smart Card
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  Smart Card Chip Criteria
  Smart Card Reader Criteria
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  Smart Card Security Model criteria
  Smart Card Security Technology
  Smart Card Key Management

Smart Card Reader Criteria

The last component in building smart card application would be the smart card reader. There are many variations of smart card reader in the market that could range from simple red and green lights to whole screens of information. Also, the user interaction could also vary from simple push buttons with one choice to very extensive menu-based interfaces.

To decide on which type of reader to use will depend on the scope of the application like meeting the functional needs and the marketing needs. Lastly, some of the reader have security modules that could be used to store secret cryptographic keys and encryption algorithms.

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