CASE STUDY George Mason University Migrating to a Smart, “One Card” Student ID Challenges For over a decade, George Mason has been issuing Mason ID cards with magnetic strip technology to its students, faculty and contractors. These legacy cards not only wore out quickly but they relied on an older security technology that lacked the cryptographic capabilities of smart cards, making them susceptible to cloning and counterfeiting. It was also difficult to update and manage old campus door locks and cards. Needing to address today’s increasing security challenges, George Mason also recognized that with any new technology deployment on campus, they had an opportunity to lay a foundation that would help the university meet the needs and the expectations of a very technology-savvy gen

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