Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Gemalto reader approved by MasterCard

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Gemalto announced that its Ezio Pocket Reader is the first certified reader made available to the market for MasterCard Advanced Authentication for Chip.

The Advanced Authentication for Chip specification enables two-factor authentication on any EMV card already in use, whether or not it has been personalized according to the MasterCard Chip Authentication Program.

It also supports financial institutions in markets where off-line PIN is not used to verify online customers’ identity. Therefore, the Advanced Authentication for Chip-certified Gemalto reader makes it easier for banks to deploy strong authentication to their entire base of online customers, as they no longer need to make any changes to their legacy cards. [end] 

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