Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Mykad use new security chip supplier

Based on the source of Internet, latest Malaysia National ID card's (Mykad , pronounce "my -card") security chip were supplied by Infineon Technologies.

MyKad is a multi-application national electronic identity card, it is can be function for 6 government applications including biometric identification, which will enable the implementation of additional functions such as driver license, health, ATM, e-signature and eGovernment services. In the past years, Malaysia issued approximately 2 million new identity cards each year.

news' source link: http://www.secureidnews.com/2012/06/28/malaysia-taps-infineon-for-national-id-projecthttp://www.secureidnews.com/2012/06/28/malaysia-taps-infineon-for-national-id-project