Программное обеспечение систем персонализации пластиковых карт

Plastic cards (credit, debit, and others) are the keepers of personal information. The structure of information recording and the process of applying information on these cards is becoming more and more complex with time. Card personalization process involves the use of complex equipment, and hardware-software complexes. There is a variety of desktop equipment for personaliza-tion of small quantities of plastic cards. High performance machines and firmware complexes for high volumes of cards personaliza-tion are also produced. Card personalization can be controlled by software from different vendors. Various additional technological processes can be performed at the same time when personalization is being done. Different types of software are required to perform these operations. The article considers the software for plastic cards personalization systems including smart cards personalization systems, personalization center management software, software for card quality control systems, issued cards packaging and sorting management software, PIN envelopes personalization software. The paper contains a general description of work stages and interac-tion of processes associated with personalization of plastic cards. Particular attention is paid to the domestic import-substituting software. Where it is possible and appropriate, the article refers to relevant electronic resources, which can be accessed via the Inter-net.