Abstract: The data entry terminal with manual validation includes an upper face having a first portion and a second portion, and a cover being pivotally mounted around a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The first position is for protecting the keyboard or validation key and the second position is a closed position. The cover includes a front wall having a first edge being substantially at the same level as the upper face of the terminal. When the cover is in first position, the first edge of the front wall of the cover is provided to be positioned above, in particular, upon the second portion, of the terminal, in order to form a shield around the first portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a near field presence detection device provided to monitor an area (11) around a mouth (2) of a reading member, in particular a card reading member (1). The device comprises a presence detector (3) including a transmitter (4) and a receiver (5), said detector is provided to detect a change of field impedance due to a foreign object in the area (11). The device is further provided to generate a preliminary alarm signal and an effective alarm signal if preliminary alarm signal subsists within a predetermined time period.

Abstract: Data entry terminal with manual validation, comprising an upper face consisting of a first portion and a second portion, and a cover being pivotally mounted around a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The first position is a position for protecting means of validation and the second position is a closed position. The cover comprises a front wall having a first edge being substantially at the same level as the upper face of the terminal. When said cover is in first position, the first edge of the front wall of the cover is provided to be positioned above, in particular, upon said second portion, of the terminal, in order to form a shield around said first portion.

Abstract: A process and arrangement that gives selective access to a security system, particularly in a payment system using debit cards, credit cards, or withdrawal of funds contained in a so-called smart card, and in particular on a chip card. The system comprises at least one first device and at least one second device that must be used in a correct configuration with one another in order to gain access. Access is gained by verifying that a certain coded key K2, held in the second device, is recognized as being valid by the first device, after comparing it with a renewing key K1 and previous versions of the code key K1 contained in the first device.