Precise Biometrics AB has developed a smart casing with a built-in smart card reader and fingerprint sensor. The product meets the increasing requirements on network security and strong authentication raised by government, healthcare, enterprise and banking sectors. The smart casing will be available for the most popular smart phone and tablet computer brands in 2012 and 2013. The smart casing fulfills a need for users who want to access sensitive information or cloud-based applications from their smart devices, but are restricted from doing so due to security or convenience issues. By replacing cumbersome and insecure passwords with an ID card or the swipe of a finger, the hassle and risk of mobile authentication is eliminated U.S. government employees with smart cards for network access and identification can use the smart casing to access secure systems and messaging securely and conveniently right from their smart device. A banking app may now include the ability to swipe a finger instead of typing in a PIN code or long password. In healthcare, a hospital worker could use their smart card or swipe a finger to access a patient's chart from a smart device. National ID cards with Precise Match-on-Card(TM) may also be enhanced by the smart casing. It enables extended use of the national ID for law enforcement, voter identification and tax filing through hand held units such as smart phones.