Secure smartcard reader
A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.
1. A thin smartcard reader comprising:
a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface; and
a smartcard connector located adjacent a first surface of said printed circuit board and defining with said printed circuit board a smart card reading slot.
2. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 1 and wherein a thickness of said smartcard reader is less than 2.8 mm.
3. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 1 and wherein a thickness of said smartcard reader is less than 2.5 mm.
4. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 1 and also comprising:
a keypad assembly located adjacent said first surface of said printed circuit board at least partially overlying said smartcard connector; and
a security volume enclosing at least part of said printed circuit board, at least part of said smartcard connector and at least part of said keypad assembly.
5. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 4 and wherein said security volume protects at least some electrical contacts of said keypad assembly.
6. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 4 and wherein said security volume comprises a flexible circuit board bearing at least one security anti-tamper mesh which overlies and at least partially surrounds said smart card connector.
7. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 6 and wherein said flexible circuit board includes at least a portion that protects at least some electrical contacts of said keypad assembly.
8. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 4 wherein said printed circuit board defines part of said security volume.
9. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 4 and wherein said printed circuit board includes at least one protective anti-tamper mesh.
10. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 4 and also comprising tamper detection circuitry.
11. A thin smartcard reader according to claim 10 and also comprising at least one tamper detection switch assembly, communicating with said tamper detection security, monitoring said security volume.
12. A thin smartcard reader comprising:
a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface; and
a smartcard connector located adjacent a first surface of said printed circuit board and including a slot surface defining element and a metal underplate defining with said slot surface defining element a smart card reading slot.