A hardware security module (HSM) is a physical computing device that safeguards and manages secrets (most importantly digital keys), performs encryption...

A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number...

Secure Access Module (SAM), also known as a Secure Application Module, is a piece of cryptographic hardware typically used by smart card card readers to...

A card security code (CSC; also known as CVC, CVV, or several other names) is a series of numbers that, in addition to the bank card number, is printed...

A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit...

concerns in security as the PIN can be translated by the security module to the format used for interchange. Moreover, the security module is to generate...

The universal integrated circuit card (UICC) is the smart card (integrated circuit card) used in mobile terminals in 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE), and...

SIM card. The SIM card provides the module with a unique identification number, which is used to identify the device on the network. The GSM module then...

A conditional access module (CAM) is an electronic device, usually incorporating a slot for a smart card, which equips an integrated digital television...

unit between a smart card reader and a smart card. The structure of the APDU is defined by ISO/IEC 7816-4 Organization, security and commands for interchange...