Recording and reproducing apparatus provided in each data block with a secret information number

摘要

An optical card apparatus including a recording device for recording in each of a plurality of data blocks in a card-like recording medium user data to be recorded along with data protecting information inhibiting the user data from being carelessly read out, and a reproducing device for reproducing the user data and data protecting information recorded in the recording medium. A data transfer controlling device for permitting the user data to be read out only in case the input secret information data coincide with the data protecting information recorded in the recording medium in the case of reproducing the user data with this reproducing device.