A secure magnetic stripe card stripe reader (MSR) module and software
system capable of encrypting the magnetic stripe data to CISP standards
for use in point of sale (POS) and other applications requiring data
security using non secure networks and computing devices. Additionally,
when incorporated within an attachment for conventional personal digital
assistant (PDA) or cell phone or stationary terminal, provides encrypted
data from the magnetic head assembly providing compliance with Federal
Information Processing Standards Publication Series FIPS 140 covering
security and tampering standards. Moreover, this module and software
system includes the capability of providing secure POS transactions to
legacy transaction processing systems transparently to the existing
infrastructure. Furthermore, this module and software system includes the
capability of transparently providing detection of fraudulently copied
magnetic stripe cards.