External Terminal Authentication Matrix

Authentication Function

Terminal UltraLight

Terminal Professional

PIN code (see Security Overview for more details)

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Login/password credentials (see Security Overview for more details)

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Proximity cards with support for use card number conversion (Please contact Y Soft customer support for details about supported technologies)

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Contact cards

  • Smart cards - single factor (card number is read and compared with card assigned to a user)

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Contact cards (Please contact Y Soft customer support for details about supported technologies)

  • Smart cards - two factor (using certificate stored on a card)

  • Magnetic swipe-thru cards

  • Barcodes via laser beam warning not supported on most of the Embedded Terminals

  • iButton (Dallas)

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Card self-assignment via Card Activation Code

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Card self-assignment via user credentials

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