More and more called a "hot item", the main thing people think of when referring to the term "Smartcard" is a piece of plastic. What is it that makes smart cards special, and in what way can they be used to provide solutions to specific problems? This article will try to answer these questions from a technical point of view.

Philosophy is fuzzy, but AuthFW's primal philosophy is clear: the user is in control.

The design of AuthFW started with the principle that the framework has nothing to hide, unless you are not authorized for it. From this point on, the challenge is about the creation of an infrastructure where everything is transparent but also functional and secure.