The top 4 points about
Acoustic Smart Cards are : -
- Acoustic Smart Cards are based on authentication via Sound.
- The technology is standardized as per ISO 7816 acoustic smart cards specifications.
- There are few authentication companies which manufacture Acoustic Smart Cards.
- The smart-card features reader-less interface based on sound waves and an online security model based on dynamic security.
The top 11 nuggets of
DIGIPASS 837 are
- Vasco's DIGIPASS 837 is simple to use, due its innovative acoustic feature that facilitates data transfer from the computer to the reader in an instant.
- DIGIPASS 837 has been launched at this year’s CeBIT expo in Hannover, Germany.
- DIGIPASS 837 reader combines the benefits of one-time password and electronic signature to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks by using EMV infrastructure.
- DIGIPASS 837 receives sonic signals from a sonic signals from a PC, smart phone or tablet that’s held in the vicinity of the reader’s speakers. Then the reader converts them into the transaction information displayed on the DIGIPASS 837 screen. Finally the end-users can verify the data on the screen before signing for the transaction.
- This is based on the 'what-you-see-is-what-you-sign' (WYSIWYS) concept, which allows end-users to verify the data of the transaction before signing it.
- Another user-friendly feature, is that DIGIPASS 837 can function through high levels of background noise and works with a variety of speaker types, smart phones and tablet PCs. No special software is required for functionality
- The complete transaction cycle is completed in a matter of seconds, making it easier for easy adaptability by the end-user's
- The acoustic e-signature device just has to be held in the vicinity of the speakers in order to complete data transaction and should not be held at a specific tilt angle as is the case with optical devices. This is important as otherwise the user will spend considerable time, trying to hold the instrument at a specific tilt, thereby increasing the frustration levels.
- DIGIPASS 837, does not require any software or driver to be installed as the communication is established through the speakers of the end-user's PC/Smartphone/Tablet PC and the acoustic sensors of DIGIPASS 837
- A demo can be viewed at www.vasco.com/digipass837demo
- The signal played to the Digipass 837, sounds like an old dial-up modem, triggering old memories for users.
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