In high security environments, a Secure PIN Entry card reader is required for securing transactions online. ACR83 allows the user to enter the PIN on the Card Reader PIN PAD rather than on the untrusted PC or workstation. ACR83 will send this PIN directly to the smart card for authentication, thus not exposing the PIN to the untrusted PC or workstation. It eliminates the possibility that a Virus/Trojan or USB Sniffer gets hold of the PIN.

Fitting in the palm of your hand, ACR83 is one of the smallest USB PIN PAD readers in the market. The user can plug in the reader to a standard USB port in the PC, insert the smart card, wait for the command to be displayed on the LCD and then securely enter the PIN using the built-in 14-key keypad.

Features and Standards

• USB Full speed
• Secure PIN Entry (SPE)
• 14-key keypad
• 2 rows x 16 characters dot matrix LCD, each character 4x5 dots
• Read and write all MCU cards with T=0 and T=1 protocols
• Support 1.8V, 3V and 5V MCU cards
• Short circuit protection
• ISO 7816-1/2/3 compatible smart card interface
• CE/FCC
• Microsoft WHQL XP and Vista
• Rohs Compliant