CARDXX'S UNIQUE SECURE SMART CARD MANUFACTURING PROCESS: FIPS 140-1 OVERALL LEVEL 3 SECURITY CERTIFICATION

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-1 entitled "Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules" specifies technical standards for evaluating products that perform "cryptographic" functions such as encoding or "encrypting" data so that the data can not be easily accessed or interpreted. Note that Cryptographic Modules include a wide variety of devices such as Personal Computer slot devices for performing encrypting functions, computing servers that provide encryption-related (i.e. cryptographic) functions, "tokens" such as key chain Fobs that contain cryptographic modules (i.e. computer chips) and Smart Cards that contain electronic circuits that perform cryptographic functions.

The FIPS 140-1 standard specifies technical criteria for evaluating physical security, module interfaces, finite state machine, operating system security, key management, cryptographic algorithms, and other functions. FIPS 140-1 defines four levels of physical security (Levels 1-4). Level 3, which requires tamper-resistant and tamper-evident properties, is the highest security level achieved by any Smart Card . The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an independent government organization with the extensive technical resources required to perform evaluations of vendor products for compliance with FIPS 140-1. CardXX's patented card manufacturing process is used with Spyrus electronics, software and security mechanisms to produce the only Smart Card that has received Overall Level 3 Certification from United States NIST for compliance with the FIPS National Security Standard 140-1. No Smart Card from any vendor has yet achieved Level 4 security certification.

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