BIOMETRIC INPUT WITH ENCRYPTION

摘要

A fingerprint sensing device and recognition system is disposed within a PCMCIA card. Decryption and Encryption of electronic files on a personal computer is performed with an encryption key provided by the PCMCIA card in response to biometric data. In this fashion access to biometric data of authorised users need not be transmitted to another system. Alternatively, the device also comprises the encryption and decryption functions preventing the key from being transmitted.