To combat forgery, a combination of sophisticated security features are applied on the smart identity card. The most visible security feature is the triangle printed with optical variable ink beside the chip of the smart ID card. Its colour changes between reddish gold and green when viewed at different angles. On the lower left corner of the ID card, there are multiple laser images of the card holder’s photograph and identity card number.

A very secure base material (polycarbonate) is used as the card body and laser engraving technology is adopted to prevent the card face data from being altered. Data in the chip cannot be read nor altered by unauthorised persons who do not have the necessary access keys. (Back to top)

Impersonation, is a common problem associated with CREDIT CARDS and some BANK CARDS. Smart-Transfer®® provides you with a unique USERID and PASSWORD for your INTERNET access and a PIN number for long distance phone calls. Moreover, a personal password is provided to each customer to be assisted by our CSR department in order to prove the authenticity of your request.

Currently, you can only opt to store the Hongkong Post Certification Authority personal e-Cert into the smart ID card and choose whether to use it as library card. You are not allowed to put your own applications into the smart ID card.(Back to top)

At present, only the optional e-Cert application necessitates the storage of non-immigration data on the card. The library card application does not entail the incorporation of such data. If you want to remove the e-Cert application after it has been installed, you may visit any of the 20 designated Hongkong Post offices to complete the required formalities.

Each smart ID card can store one active e-Cert with its corresponding key pair. Whenever you load a new e-Cert to your smart ID card, the existing e-Cert on the ID card will be replaced while its corresponding private key may continue to reside on the card. Each smart ID card can store three old private keys while the corresponding e-Cert(s) may be stored in your computer or a floppy disk. (Back to top)

A protective holder will be supplied once with each smart identity card issued. The Immigration Department has no plan to provide extra protective holder for replacement at the moment. A protective holder of the right specifications may serve well to help protect the smart identity card.

Orchidnet is built with security in mind. Complete control is placed in your hands as to what level of security you wish to implement on your intranet. Typically, Orchidnet administrators oversee the management of users, access permissions, sites, applications, departments, projects, content and menu administration. Authentication Before any user may access Orchidnet they must be authenticated, ensuring that each user is assigned the individual access permissions that he or she has been granted.

You may refer to the suggested mandatory and desirable features of smart card reader in this website. In addition, you may consider the following features based on your own needs. A quality reader would protect both the chip and the card face of your new smart ID card from being scratched. The peripheral interfaces for connecting card reader to computer. The commonly available interfaces are RS-232, PS/2, PCMCIA Type II and USB.

In order to protect usage of your e-card by unauthorized people, there is no expiry date on your e-card. This specific date will be known only by you. Early Warning System, a unique system that continuously monitors transactions on your Citibank e-card to prevent fraudulent usage. When any suspicious transaction occurs on your account which is not in line with your usage pattern, we will give you a call to check and confirm that the transaction is genuine.

Apart from being an identification document, the smart ID card offers you the option of e-Cert, issued by the Hongkong Post Certification Authority. It also lets you use it to access services at public libraries. Starting from December 2004, you may use the card to enjoy the convenience of automated passenger clearance facilities at immigration control points. (Back to top)

The chip in the smart ID card has capacity reserved for other value-added applications, such as e-Purse, to be added later.(Back to top)

The Legislative Council has raised questions on embedding organ donation information into the smart ID card in June 2004. The Government has provided response. In brief, this proposal has to be considered in terms of its effectiveness in promoting organ donation, the legal requirements involved as well as the technical and administrative feasibility. For details, please click here.(Back to top)

e-Cert on smart ID card is a readily available two-factor authentication tool. It can strengthen Internet banking security by implementing two-factor authentication and protect bank customers from Internet banking frauds. Two-factor authentication is a security measure that requires two forms of authentication to access a system. For e-Cert on smart ID card, the two forms are (i) smart ID card (something you have); and (ii) e-Cert password (something you know). (Back to top)

The University Service Center is now issuing the Gothic Card (Campus Photo IDs) to all Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Visitors, Pre-College Programs, Athletic Center users, affiliates, contractors, and vendors. For additional information about the Gothic Card please go to our website at: http://www.njcu.edu/programs/gothiccard/

Zeop supports user-level security with assignable rights. The administrator (the power user) can approve, reject or delete users. They can also assign which users have the rights to view and approve (or reject) videos. In addition to user-level rights, the Zeop engine is built with defenses against SQL Injection attacks (which hackers use to compromise your database) and DDoS attacks (which hackers use to overload your web server and cause it to crash).

To enable the access to the e-Cert on the card, computers should be equipped with a suitable smart card reader. Please refer to the relevant information on smart card reader in this site. In addition to a smart card reader, an Application Program Interface (API) provided by the Hongkong Post Certification Authority should also be installed in the computer. Please click here for more information on the software. (Back to top)

In case of a college ID card it is just used for the identification purposes in the campus. But the student smart card is not just an ID card it has n number of benefits for not only to the students but also to the faculty, management, parents. Here the student gets various privileges and discounts in the various retailers also along with the smart card it is supported by a exclusive portal for the global interactions for the Indian students.

Votes are securely stored utilizing world-class encryption techniques on several flash memory devices, providing multiple system redundancy features. The units also carry internal battery back up in case of a loss of power to the precinct.

The Human Resources Office is responsible for contacting Physical Plant with any changes to the personnel roster, i.e. new hires, terminations, etc. A Jenzabar/CARS ID number must accompany any changes. All other replacement cards cost $5.00. However, children in the Children’s Program and Liberty LEADS will have their second card replaced at no cost and $5 will be charged for the third card.

To obtain a Staff ID Security Card, you should first check that your name appears on the University Staff Directory (see link on University Home Page). If your name appears, please contact the Recruitment Office on 02 6201 5157, quoting your Staff Number. A check will be made to ensure that your name is in the Staff ID Security Card system, and if so, we will make an appointment for you to have your photograph taken.

Hongkong Post Certification Authority e-Cert on smart ID card is valid for three years. (Back to top) You may check the information of your e-Cert at Government kiosks with smart card readers installed at various premises as follows: Self-service kiosks of the Immigration Department at the Registration of Persons Offices, the Immigration Headquarters and the Immigration Control Points. (Back to top)

You should report loss of your smart ID card to the Immigration Department at one of their Registration of Persons Offices. You may also request Hongkong Post Certification Authority to revoke your e-Cert by submitting a revocation request at www.hongkongpost.gov.hk. If you have purchased a backup e-Cert floppy disk when you apply for the e-Cert on smart ID card and you decide not to revoke your e-Cert, you can continue using your e-Cert on the floppy disk.

You should report loss of your smart ID card to the Immigration Department at one of its Registration of Persons Offices. You may also submit request to Hongkong Post Certification Authority to revoke your e-Cert. After your collection of a new smart ID card from the Immigration Department, you may apply for a new e-Cert at any of the 20 Designated Post Offices , and have your e-Cert embedded in your smart ID card.

You should request HKPost to revoke your e-Cert if you wish to terminate the validity of your e-Cert when :- someone else is suspected to have possessed both your e-Cert backup floppy disk / e-Cert File Card and your 16-digit e-Cert PIN;

You may fill in an application form and submit to library counter or through the Internet. If you have not been issued with a library card, you are also required to produce proof of address such as electricity bills. Applicants under 18 should also have the guarantee section of the application form completed and signed by their parents or guarantors.