Nowadays, more and more people rely on the web for many day-to-day transactions that once required their physical presence. These include e-government, e-banking, and online shopping. However, as technology becomes more sophisticated, fraud also becomes more prevalent. These occurrences generate financial losses for organizations and bring distress to cardholders.

The APG8201-B2 is a smart card reader with a keypad and an LCD screen, which has a secure PIN entry (SPE) feature to protect every PIN code from attacks, such as viruses or USB sniffers. It can perform secure cardholder verification/authentication to allow them to perform online log-in and other online transactions. A cost-efficient response to man-in-the-middle attacks, the APG8201-B2 helps end-users and organizations protect their sensitive data from these attacks.