Secure Access Module

A Secure Access Module (SAM) is a microcontroller in chip card or IC design that contains cryptographic functions such as key exchange algorithms , signature functions and encryption and is used for the secure transport and storage of cryptographic keys .

See also

• Hardware security module

Web links

• Kotschnig, Karlheinz: Design of a secure access module for contactless smart cards . Ed .: Graz University of Technology , Institute for Technical Informatics. Graz 2012.