VASCO unveils acoustic smart card reader
05 March, 2012
category: Financial, Smart Cards
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. is launching the DIGIPASS 837, an acoustic smart card reader, at this year’s CeBIT expo in Hannover, Germany.
This reader combines the functionality of one-time passwords and electronic signatures to fend off man-in-the-middle attacks on financial organizations using an EMV infrastructure.
The acoustic interface handles user authentication and enables users to securely sign online transactions. It works by receiving 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. End-users then may verify the data on the screen before signing for the transaction.
The 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.