KUALA LUMPUR: Infineon Technologies will be supplying the security chips for Malaysia's new electronic national identity cards.
The new generation MyKads will feature Infineon's SLE 78 security controller with "Integrity Guard" security technology, combined with Solid Flash for fast deployment capability.
Integrity Guard security technology comprises a dual CPU-core for sophisticated error detection and encryption of data along the entire data path during processing.
Malaysia issues about two million new identity cards each year with biometric identification feature.
The new multi-application cards will allow the implementation of additional functions, such as driving license, health data, ATM function, e-Signature and e-Government services.
"We have already proven the robustness and reliability of our security chips for identity documents in many projects worldwide," said Dr Stefan Hofschen, president of the chip card & security division at Infineon Technologies.
"The MyKad programme follows the industrial trend to move from Mask ROM-based smartcards to secure and certified state-of-the-art Flash controllers like Infineon's Solid Flash products," he said.
The Solid Flash products are Common Criteria certified by the BSI (Federal Office for Security in Information Technology) in Germany, as well as type-approved by EMVCo.
EMVCo manages, maintains and enhances the EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for chip-based payment cards and acceptance devices, including point of sale terminals and ATMs.
Since 2001, Infineon is the supplier for electronic passport projects of the world's five most populous countries: China, India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil.
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