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Last Updated: Nov 22, 2002

Identification and authentication are often described as something that you are (biometrics), something that you know (passwords) and something that you carry (smart cards and tokens). Check out this week's FT for more info.

Experts: Smart cards have their advantages over passwords

Smart cards are gaining steam as an method of authentication and offline payment. Experts explain that smart cards as one piece of two-factor authentication are more effective than passwords. (22 Nov 2002)

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