Axalto and RSA Security Partner to Offer USB Smart Card-Based Authentication Solution

Selected by RSA Security in its USB key format, the e-gate technology by Axalto provides RSA Security with the opportunity to add into its RSA SecurID 6100 Token all the benefits of a multi-application smart card without the need for a reader, and bring to the market a secure, portable, easy-to-deploy device. Cyberflex e-gate smart card is unique for its built-in support of the USB protocol embedded directly in the chip, which makes e-gate the first and unique smart card communicating with personal computers without any reader. As USB has become the de-facto standard for communication between peripherals and computers, e-gate is perfectly positioned to meet today?s needs for an easy-to-use and portable device for the authentication of corporate and consumer users. As a multi-applicative Javaä-based smart card, the Cyberflex e-gate integrated by RSA Security as RSA SecurID 6100 Token, goes even further and provides additional services: user?s profile stored on the card for e-commerce, personal bank details stored on the smart card safe, loyalty programs.