Smart card renewal

A method comprising:

• generating a smart card according to a first authorization process with a first period before expiration and a first set of authorizations based upon possession of the smart card;
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• after expiration of the smart card, renewing the smart card according to a second authorization process with a second period before expiration and a second set of authorizations based upon possession of the smart card, wherein the first period is longer than the second period, the first authorization process is more rigorous than the second authorization process, and the first set of authorizations conveys more functionality than the second set of authorizations.

An information handling system comprising:

• a computing device of an information technology (IT) department of an organization to create a smart card for a member of the organization at a location of the IT department in the presence of a member of the IT department pursuant to a policy of the organization to create smart cards at the IT location, the smart card having an expiration date;
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• a computing device of the member of the organization to renew the smart card after the expiration date at the location of the computing device of the member of the organization, the location of the computing device of the member of the organization separate from the location of the IT department.