Samsung has unveiled its latest fingerprint security integrated circuits (ICs), which combine fingerprint reading, encryption and secure information storage all on their own.
Samsung introduces smart all-in-one fingerprint security IC for biometric payment cards | Press
The new fingerprint IC, called S3B512C, is intended as an all-in-one option for biometric card security. Current biometric cards use separate chips for fingerprint scanning, information storage and protection, and encryption. By having all of these functions handled by a single IC, Samsung hopes to optimize the design of biometric cards and streamline the way we use them.
A card with the S3B512C chip could read your fingerprint, authenticate it, and store that information for future use, securely encrypting the information to prevent tampering. It’s the kind of security you’d likely find in credit cards, but it would also be useful for student, employee, or member identification. You know, things like secure building access or situations that could benefit from more secure identity verification.
According to Samsung, the S3B512C chip should also lead to faster credit card transactions (no need to enter a PIN) and also prevent fraudulent use due to the layers of security it provides. Since the user's fingerprint is stored on the card and required for use, if the card were ever lost or stolen, it would be functionally useless to anyone else.
