What is a smart card keyboard?

Smart card is a device of credit card size that is able to provide identification or verification. The intelligent card contact card must be inserted into the receiving device card (CAD) to read. In many cases, the keyboard is an access point for many computer functions. The Intelligent Card keyboard is a CAD keyboard and is therefore a means to increase the safety surrounding the computer by controlling access to a computer with a cheap device. The industries that use the keyboard with an intelligent card include banking, healthcare and government agencies. It can be standard QWERTY or ergonomic design configuration. However, it is designed and, however, many keys, it is an integrated intelligent card reader that has an intelligent card. One manufacturer claims that its intelligent card reader is good for more than 50,000 card advertising, while another estimates the use of up to 100,000 advertising.

Smarts access to the Smarts keyboard can be set with a dual factor verification and combined something the user knows, such as the user name and/or password with an item that a user-intelligent card must have. The benefits of the SMART card keyboard include simpler security than other systems and better security than the standard computer login system, which further limits the likelihood of unauthorized use. It is possible to configure the technology of smart cards so that the computer becomes broken if it is lost or stolen. For further increased security, biometric measures such as fingerprint scan can be added.

Smart keyboards are produced by a number of companies. Some are proprietary to match a specific computer or limited to computers such as Compaq®, Dell®, Hewlett Packard®, KeyTronic®, and Lenovo®. On the other hand, manufacturers like Goldtouch®, Cherry®, Seal SHIELD® other customizable Macs® and PC.