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TELECOMWORLDWIRE-22 November 2000-Cylink adds fingerprint authentication to smartcard (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http:/ /www.m2.com Cylink Corp and Veridicom Inc have signed a reseller agreement whereby Cylink will offer Veridicom's 5thSense Combo fingerprint-based smartcard reader for PCs with its own PrivateCard public key-based smartcard. In the combined system the user's fingerprint replaces a password or PIN to unlock the card - Veridicom's algorithm will allow access to PrivateCard only when the user applies his/her fingerprint to the Combo reader for authentication. For added security PrivateCard will perform the fingerprint matching within the card itself using special software and an on-board microprocessor, unlike many similar systems which carry out the matching in the PC leaving the fingerprints vulnerable to alteration or theft. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))