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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

physical tokens are smart cards and USB tokens (also called security keys), which require a smart card reader and a USB port respectively.[citation needed] Increasingly...

A card terminal, also called EFT-POS terminal, consists of hardware and software components. The main hardware components are the security module, the...