A remote authentication model using smart cards

Many companies want to use Internet as a sale channel and to perform e-business transactions. However, many companies doing business on the Web are faced with security issues which must be addressed in order to protect sensitive information. Businesses must find ways to authenticate employees, customers, suppliers and partners while ensuring the security of transactions, and sensitive information. This paper present a solution for facilitating authentication and access control through a web connection. Smart cards are a key feature of this solution. The solution proposed is based on 3 authentication methods and use cryptography techniques.