On 7 Jan 2010 11:16:06 -0800, [email protected] (J R) wrote: >> Why are they more secure? > > > >On a mag-stripe card, the data is right there, unencrypted for anyone to read >and, >if they so desire, clone. > >The chip is not just data; it is a processor. All data exchanged between the >card (ie. the chip) and the terminal is encrypted. > >There's obviously a lot more to it than that but, right from that basic level, >the chip is inherently more secure that the stripe. I don't need Interac to >tell me that.
The question is - are they secure enough? It takes more work to clone a chip card, but do crooks who have the technology to use mag-strip cards have access to the technology to use chip cards? I don't know the answer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
