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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Dylan J. Boday, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, Ii, Rochester, MN (US);
Jason T. Wertz, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Jing Zhang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Dylan J. Boday, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, II, Rochester, MN (US);
Jason T. Wertz, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Jing Zhang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and circuit for implementing data theft prevention, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. A polymeric resin containing microcapsules surrounds a security card. Each microcapsule contains a conductive material. The conductive material of the microcapsule provides shorting on the security card responsive to the polymer resin and the microcapsule being breached, and a data theft prevention function using the shorting by the conductive material to prevent data theft.