Get ready for the future with the new IOGEAR USB Smart Card Access Reader. Smart Card readers are used as a communications medium between the smart card and a host (e.g. a computer, a point-of-sale terminal). A Smart Card is a small portable credit-card shaped pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits or IC chips which can process data. The combination of the small size and IC make them a valuable tool for security, data storage, and other special applications. The use of Smart Cards can improve user security by combining something a user has (the smart card) with something only the user should know (a PIN), this provides two factor security that is more secure than passwords alone.

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• Suitable for applications in government, healthcare, banking, entertainment, and secure network login
• Supports multiple Smart Card protocols
• FIPS-201 Compliant: Meets US Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201*
• EMV 2000 Level 1 approved and support 3V and 5V cards
• Designed for use with CAC software**
• ISO7816 implementation - Class A, B, and C (5V / 3V / 1.8V) Card
• USB 2.0 connection to increase reliability and ease of operation
• Speed: 825kbps
• Portable design