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Honorable
Mention
The
Checkpoint Charlie
The
LPC2138 microcontroller-based Checkpoint Charlie is a security
system that features an effective access control terminal. The
user-authentication program is powered by a Java Card smart
card, and performs a challenge-response scheme using a symmetric
cryptographic algorithm for optimum reliability. Activity at
the terminal is logged and can be transmitted remotely via an
RS-232 interface. This well-designed system is favorable to
using ID cards with magnetic stripes, which are easier to counterfeit
than a smart card.
Carlos Cossio
ccossio@hotmail.com
Spain
Contest ended October
24, 2005
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