SECURITY MIDDLEWARE

smartcards to store information in electronic format; card readers; and computer software in the field of network I and A (identification and authentication) for outside access to the network, data encryption and decryption, identification of persons by stored images recorded on smartcards, password protection for access to networks, computer programs and computer files, and security for communications between network users and public networks such as the global communications network; a computer system that incorporates a smartcard, a smartcard reader and the software to insure the security of businesses, employees and computer networks, and to provide network security and access control, a data repository for emergency medical information and personnel data, systems integrity, and identification with digital photo images and fingerprints encoded in the smartcard; and other computer hardware and software