摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entrance/exit management system for removing a card reader for maintenance check without disconnecting the power source of the card reader. <P>SOLUTION: An encryption key 8 for a card reader for decoding the encryption of a card 1 is stored in a card reader 6, and when it is detected that the card reader has been removed, the encryption key for the card reader in the card reader is erased. The host device of the card reader is provided with a maintenance switch 17, and when the maintenance switch 17 is turned on, the encryption key in the card reader is prevented from being erased even when it is detected that the card reader 6 has been removed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |