Touch&Sign includes cryptographic coprocessor for RSA-key generation up to 2048 bits, contactless connectivity and 64-Kbyte EEPROM
NAPLES, Italy, Oct. 28
/PRNewswire/ --
Incard, a global leader in providing smart-card-based solutions, today introduced its new Touch&Sign high-security contact and contactless smart card. The high-security smart card is designed for a range of applications in digital signature and identification markets for governmental and Public Key Infrastructure projects, and other key markets with similar requirements. Incard has achieved Common Criteria certification EAL level 4+ for Touch&Sign and has been certified, from April 2008, for the BSI protection profile for secure signature-creation devices. The device also offers lifecycle management compliant to ISO7816-9.
Primarily targeting European markets, Touch&Sign is the first of a new family from Incard, which increases the company's existing offer by adding contactless connectivity based on ISO14443 type B, an onboard 2048-bit RSA key generation cryptographic coprocessor and an EEPROM memory size of 64 Kbytes.
The new product can be configured to perform for: digital signatures with RSA keys of up to 2048 bits; identity cards (CIE/CNS); electronic purses; health cards, both Health Professional Cards and Patient Data Cards; secure tokens for physical access control; and secure tokens for logical access control (Enterprise access).
Touch&Sign guarantees backward compatibility with former Incard products and provides smooth evolution to comply with the latest digital signature requirements being demanded by governmental and administrative bodies, most notably the requirement that key-generation lengths are longer than 1024 bits, in addition to contactless connectivity.
"In addition to raising the bar for smart-card performance, Touch&Sign is an innovative product that meets the stringent security demands of governmental organizations," said Michele Scarlatella, Vice-President of Marketing at Incard. "Contactless connectivity and RSA key generation longer than 1024 bits are increasingly essential requirements for digital signature applications."
Depending on application requirements, Touch&Sign can be packaged in different formats, including contact and dual-interface cards, with optional high-security printing features also available. The product has already been sampled at key customers and is now fully qualified and available in volume.
About Incard
A member of the STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) group, Incard is a leading smart-card manufacturer, offering a complete range of products for Telecommunications, Payment, Transport, Healthcare, Loyalty, and Identity markets. With its know-how and proven expertise, Incard has gained the trust of a global customer base in the different sectors of smart-card solutions with a full range of flexible products, where security and portability are the key factors. Further information on Incard can be found at
www.incard-sa.com
Touch&Sign is a trademark of Incard SA. JavaCard is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Incard
CONTACT: Mariarosaria Migliaccio, Central Marketing of Incard, +39-0823630260,
mariarosaria.migliaccio@st.com
