Editing Smart card (section)

=====User authentication=====

Complex Cards can be equipped with biometric sensors allowing for stronger user authentication. In the typical use case, fingerprint sensors are integrated into a payment card to bring a higher level of user authentication than a PIN.

To implement user authentication using a fingerprint enabled smart card, the user has to authenticate himself/herself to the card by means of the fingerprint before starting a payment transaction.

Several companies<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Albore |first1=Antonio |title=The rise of biometric cards |date=5-6 October 2017 |url=http://icma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Rise-of-Biometric-Cards10-4.pdf |website=International Card Manufacturers Association |publisher=Embedded Security News |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026234345/http://icma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Rise-of-Biometric-Cards10-4.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> offer cards with fingerprint sensors, including: 
* [[Gemalto|Thales]]: Biometric card, 
* [[IDEMIA]]: F.Code, originally developed by NagraID Security,
* [[IDEX Biometrics]], 
* [[NXP Semiconductors]]