Asymmetric Cryptographic - Asymmetric systems generate and use a secure key pair, consisting of a private key and a public key. With this key pair, only one key can decipher what the other enciphers. The keys have the property such that knowing one it is improbable to determine the other. Asymmetric key pairs are used in creating digital signatures and transporting symmetric keys.
Active authentication allows mutual identification by cards and terminals.
Algorithmic Encryption - Computational scrambling of security codes to prevent unauthorized access to information. A formal syntax for describing complex data objects. Authentication - A technique to confirm the identity of a card or a computer system. It is also the process of determining whether someone or something. Knowledge of the password is assumed to guarantee that the user is authentic.