Two independent auditors conduct the audits by reviewing documentation, conducting interviews with key individuals and carrying out tests in key areas of the supplier’s smart card manufacturing facility. The independence and professionalism of the audit team is of great importance to the integrity of the scheme.
To ensure the GSMA secures the services of the best qualified and most professional auditing companies, it periodically conducts a competitive tender to invite proposals for the provision of security audits of smart card suppliers worldwide.
The auditing companies currently selected by the GSMA are:
