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Technique for authenticating IC card and terminal

US4827113A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1985
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q20/4093
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An IC card is placed on a card terminal main body, and an internal IC of the IC card is electrically connected to an electrical circuit in a terminal through a connector. Input data entered by a card holder at a keyboard and data read out from the IC card are encrypted in accordance with a predetermined encryption algorithm and are compared with each other. Authenticity of the card terminal and the IC card is determined in accordance with the comparison result.

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