Smart Card Security and Applications

By: Mike Hendry

Write A Review

Hardcover | 1 September 1997

At a Glance

Hardcover
308 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
24.77 x 17.15 x 2.54

Hardcover

$295.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $73.94 with

or

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

Smart cards have recently emerged as a key computer network and Internet security technology. These plastic cards contain an embedded microprocessor, allowing them to be programmed to perform specific duties. This extensively updated, second edition of the popular Artech House book, Smart Card Security and Applications, offers a current overview of the ways smart cards address the computer security issues of today's varied applications. Brand new discussions on multi-application operating systems, computer networks, and the Internet are included to keep technical and business professionals abreast of the very latest developments in this field. The book provides technical details on the newest protection mechanisms, features a discussion on the effects of recent attacks, and presents a clear methodology for solving unique security problems.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Communications Engineering & Telecommunications

Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business - Neil Postman

$22.99

15%
OFF

Hooked

How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Hardcover

RRP $27.99

$23.75

15%
OFF

iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2026 Edition : iPhone for Seniors For Dummies - Dwight Spivey

$141.75

14%
OFF

Atlas of AI

Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Paperback

RRP $26.95

$22.99

15%
OFF

iPhone For Dummies, 2026 Edition : iPhone for Dummies - Guy Hart-Davis

$105.75

24%
OFF

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication

Hardcover

RRP $141.95

$109.75

23%
OFF

Code Dependent

Living in the Shadow of AI - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$28.75

22%
OFF

Magic Rays of Light : The Early Years of Television in Britain - John Wyver

$44.75

Foreword	p. xvii
Background	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The march of the card	p. 3
What is a smart card?	p. 4
Systems and procedures	p. 5
Market issues	p. 6
Organization of this book	p. 7
Problem Definition	p. 9
Perceptions	p. 9
... and reality	p. 10
Calculating the risks: probabilities and odds	p. 11
Technical communication obstacles	p. 12
Specifying the Requirements	p. 15
Security criteria	p. 15
Safety	p. 16
Nondelivery	p. 16
Accuracy	p. 17
Data integrity	p. 17
Confidentiality	p. 18
Impersonation	p. 19
Repudiation	p. 19
Quantifying the threat	p. 20
Possible outcomes and costs	p. 20
Objects threatened	p. 21
Causes and modes of failure	p. 21
Frequency of incidents	p. 23
Risk management	p. 24
Standards	p. 25
Use of standards within specifications	p. 25
Classes of security	p. 26
Quality assurance	p. 27
Documenting the specification	p. 28
Initial system specification	p. 28
Analysis and iteration	p. 28
Component security objectives	p. 29
Technology	p. 31
Card Technology	p. 33
Visual features	p. 33
Magnetic stripe	p. 35
Encoding and decoding	p. 35
Copying and counterfeiting	p. 37
High-coercivity cards	p. 39
Other magnetic card types	p. 40
Enhancing security using complementary technologies	p. 40
Optical	p. 41
Smart cards	p. 42
Origins and development	p. 42
Elements of the technology	p. 43
Standards	p. 44
Hybrids	p. 45
PCMCIA cards	p. 46
Others	p. 46
Barcoding	p. 47
Radio frequency identification (RFID)	p. 47
Encryption	p. 49
Cryptology overview and terminology	p. 49
Algorithms	p. 50
Symmetric key systems	p. 51
Asymmetric key systems	p. 52
Keys	p. 54
Secret keys	p. 54
Public and private keys	p. 55
Master keys and derived keys	p. 55
User and equipment keys	p. 56
Key-encrypting keys	p. 56
Session keys	p. 57
Selecting an algorithm and key length	p. 59
Key management	p. 61
Key generation	p. 61
Key transmission	p. 62
Key indexes	p. 62
Certification authority	p. 63
Computational requirements	p. 63
Cryptography export controls	p. 64
Summary	p. 65
References	p. 66
Passwords and Biometrics	p. 67
Personal identification types	p. 67
Passwords, tokens, and biometrics	p. 67
Behavioral and physiometric	p. 68
Requirements	p. 69
Recognition versus verification	p. 69
Performance	p. 69
Procedures	p. 70
Components	p. 71
Passwords and PINs	p. 72
Behavioral	p. 73
Signature verification	p. 73
Keystroke dynamics	p. 74
Voice recognition	p. 74
Physiometric	p. 75
Finger/thumbprint	p. 75
Hand geometry	p. 76
Retina scan	p. 76
Iris scan	p. 76
Others	p. 77
Biometrics and cards	p. 77
Smart Card Types and Characteristics	p. 79
Memory cards	p. 80
Unprotected	p. 80
Protected	p. 80
Secure logic	p. 81
Microprocessor cards	p. 81
Development	p. 81
Conventional	p. 82
State change	p. 83
Cryptographic	p. 84
Contact and contactless	p. 85
Contact cards	p. 85
Contactless cards	p. 85
Combi cards	p. 87
Form factors	p. 89
Modules	p. 89
Minicards	p. 90
Diskettes	p. 91
Keys	p. 91
Others	p. 92
Smart-Card Components	p. 93
Carrier	p. 93
External security features	p. 94
Chip	p. 95
Microprocessor	p. 95
Memory	p. 96
Coprocessors	p. 98
Memory management	p. 99
Input-output	p. 100
Chip security features	p. 100
Contacts	p. 102
Antenna	p. 103
Mask	p. 104
Reliability factors	p. 107
Sample card specifications	p. 107
System Components	p. 109
Reader	p. 109
Contacts	p. 110
Card transport	p. 111
Control electronics	p. 111
Contactless-card readers	p. 114
Terminal	p. 114
PINpads	p. 114
PC reader	p. 116
EPOS or EFT-POS terminal	p. 116
ATM	p. 117
Vending machine	p. 117
Access control	p. 118
Others	p. 119
Terminal protection	p. 119
Network	p. 119
The role of the card	p. 119
Network security checks	p. 120
Provision of network security	p. 121
The Internet	p. 121
Fallback and recovery	p. 121
Hacking	p. 122
Host systems	p. 122
Trusted third parties	p. 124
Authentication hosts	p. 124
Evidence centers	p. 125
Key escrow	p. 125
Processes and Procedures	p. 127
Chip design	p. 129
Manufacture	p. 130
Personalization	p. 132
Data transmission	p. 132
Fixed and derived data	p. 133
Testing	p. 133
Data protection	p. 134
Electrostatic discharge and interference	p. 134
Issue	p. 134
Loading/validation	p. 135
Use	p. 136
Logging	p. 136
Card and cardholder authentication	p. 136
Error recovery	p. 137
Lost, stolen, and misused cards	p. 137
Issues	p. 137
Detection	p. 138
Block and unblock	p. 139
Reissue	p. 139
End of life	p. 140
Expiration	p. 140
Dispose or recover	p. 140
Recycle	p. 141
Applications	p. 143
Telephony and Telecommunications Applications	p. 145
Prepaid telephone cards	p. 146
Requirements	p. 146
Standards	p. 146
Issues	p. 147
Reloadable and account cards	p. 149
GSM telephones	p. 150
Television decryption	p. 153
Requirements	p. 153
Weaknesses and responses	p. 154
Computer networks	p. 155
Computer system access	p. 155
Confidentiality of data and programs	p. 156
The Internet	p. 156
Internet and Web access points	p. 156
Data content	p. 157
Internet mail	p. 157
Internet purchases	p. 158
Financial Applications	p. 161
Bank cards	p. 161
Functions	p. 161
Attacks	p. 164
Credit/debit cards	p. 165
Requirements	p. 165
Standards	p. 167
Procedures	p. 169
Electronic purses	p. 171
Requirements	p. 171
Types	p. 173
Status	p. 178
Online transactions	p. 181
Transaction authorization	p. 181
Secure electronic transactions	p. 181
Other electronic commerce	p. 182
Benefits payment	p. 182
Loyalty	p. 183
Other value-added services	p. 184
References	p. 185
Health	p. 187
Insurance	p. 187
Medical records	p. 188
Alternative approaches	p. 188
Issues	p. 189
Operational and pilot schemes	p. 191
Prescription	p. 192
Patient monitoring	p. 193
Reference	p. 194
Transport	p. 195
Local public transportation	p. 195
Organization	p. 195
Types of card	p. 197
Issues for smart cards	p. 199
Taxis	p. 200
Trains	p. 201
Air travel	p. 201
Requirements	p. 201
Electronic ticketing	p. 202
Inflight entertainment	p. 203
Road tolling	p. 204
Parking	p. 205
User Identification	p. 207
Requirements	p. 207
Issues	p. 208
Level of security	p. 208
Online and offline systems	p. 209
Card issuer responsibilities	p. 209
Data storage	p. 209
Access control	p. 210
Alternative technologies	p. 210
Features	p. 210
Special cases	p. 211
Other applications	p. 212
Multiapplication Cards	p. 215
Functions and applications	p. 215
Card operating system	p. 218
Downloading	p. 219
Hybrid card types	p. 220
Card control	p. 220
Issuer responsibilities	p. 221
Consumer issues	p. 221
Interchange and compatibility with existing card systems	p. 222
Current Trends and Issues	p. 223
Market forecasts	p. 223
Cards	p. 225
Chips	p. 225
Masks	p. 227
Contact/contactless	p. 228
Application downloading	p. 228
Encryption	p. 229
International issues	p. 229
Single terminals	p. 230
Standards	p. 230
Market structure	p. 232
Security Model	p. 235
Aims	p. 235
Reducing the reward	p. 235
Increasing the effort	p. 237
Criteria	p. 237
Types of security	p. 238
Model	p. 238
Storage	p. 238
Transmission	p. 240
Use	p. 240
Analysis	p. 242
Initial situation analysis	p. 242
Sources of attack	p. 243
Risk analysis checklist	p. 245
The Way Forward	p. 247
Manufacturers	p. 247
Semiconductors and masks	p. 247
Cards	p. 248
System designers and managers	p. 249
Scheme operators	p. 250
Beyond smart cards	p. 250
Conclusions	p. 251
Standards	p. 253
Glossary	p. 259
Bibliography	p. 265
Smart card security references	p. 265
About the Author	p. 269
Index	p. 271
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

Smart Card Security and Applications

At a Glance

Hardcover

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Communications Engineering & Telecommunications

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

ICT Systems and Sustainability

Proceedings of ICT4SD 2025, Volume 3

Data Science and Network Engineering

Proceedings of ICDSNE 2025

Digital Minimalism

Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Hooked

How to Build Habit-Forming Products

iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2026 Edition

iPhone for Seniors For Dummies

Mobile Networks

Protocols and Applications

Communication Networks

Technologies and Applications

Telecommunications

A Systems Approach

Understanding Wifi Technology

Mobile Computing and Communications

Recent Advances in Compact Antennas

Modern Antenna Systems

Theory and Applications

Control Systems Engineering 8th Edition

Australia & New Zealand Edition

Atlas of AI

Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

iPhone For Dummies, 2026 Edition

iPhone for Dummies

A First Course in Digital Communications

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication

Code Dependent

Living in the Shadow of AI - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

Magic Rays of Light

The Early Years of Television in Britain

Magic Rays of Light

The Early Years of Television in Britain

Constraints and Advanced Solutions for LTE-Advanced Heterogeneous Networks

Microphone

Object Lessons

Empathy Machines

This American Life, Podcasting, and the Public Radio Structure of Feeling

This product is categorised by