Re: VISA to smartcard the US

2000-09-13 Thread Kerry L. Bonin
Take a look at Dallas Semiconductor's Crypto iButton family. FIPS level 2 and 3 certified DSA/SHA services with a JVM in a large watch battery form factor, under $50 for FOB and interface. (Disclaimer - I don't work there, I've just used their products for many years now and have designed them i

Re: VISA to smartcard the US

2000-09-12 Thread Ray Dillinger
Hmmm. These devices could be useful, even without using them as credit cards. I wonder if you could buy a batch of them from the manufacturer with custom software installed? It would sure be nice if I could make a physical key token that would render my system completely useless if the ke

VISA to smartcard the US

2000-09-12 Thread A. Melon
Sep 12, 2000 - 07:27 PM Visa USA to Launch Smart Card in the U.S. The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - After success with its smart card in Europe and Japan, Visa is aiming squarely at the U.S. market with an upgraded vers