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Overview
The boom in smart card technology reflects the medium's broad solutions potential. Embedded with a sophisticated microprocessor, smart cards offer unparalleled memory capacity and data encryption capability. From providing secure access to the Internet and mobile radio networks to performing security-sensitive financial transactions in credit card schemes, the Electronic Purse and Pay TV systems, smart card technology is now a multi-billion dollar industry. The Smart Card Handbook presents a state-of-the-art overview of the technology from fundamental information processing through design, manufacture and operation of smart card schemes. Written in a highly accessible style the Smart Card Handbook meets the needs of both novice and expert. This is an essential reference for computer and electronics engineers and students in microchip design and security system development. For professionals developing smart card products, this unique reference will provide an invaluable insight to all the facets of this sophisticated technology."...thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest standards in this fast moving industry...with new sections on Java, digital signatures, SQL, and the new PC smart card standard form from Microsoft...with 535 illustrations."
Synopsis
The most comprehensive book on state-of-the-art smart card technology available
Updated with new international standards and specifications, this essential fourth edition now covers all aspects of smart card in a completely revised structure. Its enlarged coverage now includes smart cards for passports and ID cards, health care cards, smart cards for public transport, and Java Card 3.0.
New sub-chapters cover near field communication (NFC), single wire protocol (SWP), and multi megabyte smart cards (microcontroller with NAND-Flash). There are also extensive revisions to chapters on smart card production, the security of smart cards (including coverage of new attacks and protection methods), and contactless card data transmission (ISO/IEC 10536, ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693).
This edition also features:
- additional views to the future development of smart cards, such as USB, MMU, SWP, HCI, Flash memory and their usage
- new internet technologies for smart cards; smart card web server, HTTP-Protocol, TCP/IP, SSL/TSL
- integration of the new flash-based microcontrollers for smart cards (until now the usual ROM-based microcontrollers), and
- a completely revised glossary with explanations of all important smart card subjects (600 glossary terms).
The Smart Card Handbook is firmly established as the definitive reference to every aspect of smart card technology, proving an invaluable resource for security systems development engineers. Professionals and microchip designers working in the smart card industry will continue to benefit from this essential guide. This book is also ideal for newcomers to the field.
The Fraunhofer Smart Card Award was presented to the authors for the Smart Card Handbook, Third Edition in 2008.
Booknews
An overview of the technology behind microprocessor cards produced in the credit card format. The second edition updates coverage of digital signatures, the new Microsoft PC smart card application interface, and hacker defense mechanisms. Originally published in German as by Carl Hanser Verlag. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)