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Yubikey smart card mode without additional equipment<\/b><\/h1>\n

The idea of the first smart card was patented by the French inventor Roland Moreno back in 1974. Today, we already use this technology every day and cannot imagine how we can do without it: SIM cards, electronic travel tickets and passports, keys to hotel rooms, employee passes of closed enterprises, and bank payment cards work in smart card mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

In business, smart cards are indispensable assistants, especially if you need to protect the IT infrastructure from hacking and phishing. But reading such cards usually requires additional equipment that can read the information. And the service life of plastic smart cards is mostly 2-3 years, which means that information security costs are increasing. What to do now?<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a rather sophisticated solution to this issue: some series of YubiKey security keys (US development) can not only open access to personal or corporate accounts, but also work in smart card mode. In addition, they will last at least three times longer thanks to their shock resistance, water resistance and no removable\/retractable parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s consider the features of smart cards and the effectiveness of replacing them with YubiKey security keys.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are smart cards?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Smart cards are small devices with an embedded microcircuit, sometimes a microprocessor, and an operating system that allow them to generate keys, store identifying information about the owner, and perform cryptographic calculations.<\/span><\/p>\n

They most often look like plastic cards and work only in connection with reading equipment \u2013 a terminal that transmits data to a computer. <\/span><\/p>\n

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But, as we mentioned above, there are exceptions. Some manufacturers produce hardware devices that are similar in function and properties to smart cards, and they already include a card reader function. These are tokens or security keys with a USB interface, such as the YubiKey. The latter are considered one of the best in terms of price-quality ratio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smart cards are used to establish the authenticity of the identity of their owners (identification and authentication), as they are reliably protected from unauthorized access thanks to embedded software. The data contained on them cannot be copied, and the devices themselves cannot be reprogrammed. It is not for nothing that smart cards are used by various financial and government structures, restaurant\/hotel businesses, scientific\/educational centers and large IT companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main functions of a smart card:<\/span><\/p>\n