Magnetic Card Protection System (MaCaPS) is magnetic card authentication system which can protect magnetic card from being duplicate and provide an audit trail to card abuse. It is developed by extracting a unique and non-duplicable feature, Digital Fuzzy Information (DFI), from the magnetic medium. This protection technology can provide secure, versatile and cost-effective solutions in many areas of magnetic card usage.

Concepts of MaCaPS

• Uneven distribution of magnetic particles on the magnetic stripe
• Particles are scattered randomly which can form a unique signature
• The signature formed Fuzzy Digital Information (FDI)

Possible Applications

• ATM Cards, Credit Cards
• Prepaid Cards
• Access Control Cards, Hotel Lock Cards
• Membership Cards, Discount Cards
• ID Cards

Patents

• Patent Granted by USA on 6th May 1997 Number 5627357
• Patent Granted by China 10 Jan 1998 Number ZL 95 1 08048.2
• Patent Granted by UK July 1998 No. GB2290897B
• Patent Granted by Republic of South Africa Oct. 1998 No.98/125