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Another Question of Security browse Report: Cryptography     Abstract  ... -3   Asymmetric or Public-Key-Cryptosystems -2   Steganography -1   Digital Signatures, Timestamps etc 0   Another Question of Security +1   Another Question of Security +2   Key Recovery Systems +3   Governmental Influence      ... Epilogue  INDEX CARD     RESEARCH MATRIX  Smart card A smart card is a credit-card size plastic card equipped with a microchip. this allows it to store a lot more data than a regular magnetic stripe, and to be recharged. Smart cards are most commonly used for electronic payment, phone calls and other day-to-day applications, but their potential lies in their versatility. Different type of data may be stored on the same smart card. The business expectation of the industry are ambitious, with expectations of an annual turnout of 2.7 bn smart cards by the year 2003.