Furtwangen, December 17, 2013 – Yesterday, the first electronic exam in Germany took place using smart card readers from REINER SCT.
The Black Forest specialist for online security supplied the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe with 180 readers for the project. Students from the Department of Business Informatics registered for this eExam – mathematics with a focus on linear algebra, analysis and financial mathematics – using a PDF document.
Directly before the start of the eExam, the students signed a personal declaration for the exam on the exam PC.
This signature was created using a signature card and the “cyberJack RFID komfort” chip card reader from REINER SCT.
30 students used the Qualified Electronic Signature, 30 other students used the Advanced Electronic Signature.
The Furtwangen-based company sponsored some of the readers.
“The project of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and its partners is groundbreaking, which is why we were very happy to contribute our hardware and know-how,” says REINER SCT Managing Director Klaus Bechtold.
REINER SCT is currently the only provider of certified comfort readers.
The electronic exam with signature is part of the “optes” joint project of the DHBW, the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and the “ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.” association in collaboration with the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich.
One of the aims of the project is to make processes at universities more efficient.
The plan is to also use the readers for an electronic signature of the e-exam itself in the coming year.
About REINER SCT:
REINER SCT has been developing, manufacturing and distributing readers for chip cards since 1997.
The company specializes in high-quality home banking security solutions for banks and their customers as well as intuitive time recording and access control systems for small and medium-sized companies.
REINER SCT develops and produces in Germany and offers all services from a single source, including sales and end customer service.
With the new chip card readers for the electronic ID card, REINER SCT is a pioneer for the innovative use of IT in the public sector. The company operates worldwide and is part of the REINER Group, which has been family-owned since 1913. It is based in Furtwangen in the Black Forest and employs 45 people. Further information can be found at: www.reiner-sct.com. Contact for the press: REINER SCT Reiner Kartengeräte GmbH & Co KG Robert Eichhorn Goethestr.
14 78120 Furtwangen T +49 (7723) 5056-763 F +49 (7723) 5056-778 E-Mail: reichhorn@reiner-sct.com Internet: www.reiner-sct.com
