Who is using smart cards?
In the federal government, the Department of Defense (DoD) uses smart card technology for the Common Access Card (CAC). Gemalto is a prime supplier of smart cards to the DoD. The U.S. federal government expects to expand its programs to issue smart cards for strong authentication and as highly secure identity credentials, and is moving closer toward the goal of a common identity credential for both physical and logical access control across all of its branches. On the corporate side, Microsoft and Sun are just two prominent of corporations who chose an innovative path to cut costs while executing successful security control and management with Gemalto smart cards. Smart cards are also being used for travel and border security. Various projects are under way that use smart cards to ensure secure and efficient control procedures while enabling faster clearance at the same time.
