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.
Technology
- 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)
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
