SafeNet Thales Smart Card 650

The SafeNet Thales Smart Card 650 (SC650) is the most secure, certificate-based smart card available today. Supporting numerous algorithms, X.509 digital certificates and on-card certificate validation, the SC650 enables strong two-factor authentication and proof-positive user identification in all Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) environments.

The SC650 securely stores the user's credentials, such as digitally-signed certificates, private keys and network login credentials and seamlessly supports secure key generation, secure key storage, encryption/decryption and digital signature processing (sign and verify). The SC650 is capable of performing all private and public key cryptographic functions directly on the smart card, thus eliminating potential threats resulting from private key exposure.

In authentication scenarios where cryptographic keys are stored locally on a computer and protected only by software, the keys are vulnerable to accidental loss and malicious acts that could greatly compromise network security and result in unfortunate economic consequences. With SafeNet SC650, the private keys used for these functions are never exposed to a potentially vulnerable host system.