Smart Card Handbook

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Building on previous editions, this third edition of the SmartCard Handbook offers a completely updated overview of the stateof the art in smart card technology. Everything you need to knowabout smart cards and their applications is covered! Fully revised,this handbook describes the advantages and disadvantages of smartcards when compared with other systems, such as optical cards andmagnetic stripe cards and explains the basic technologies to thereader. This book also considers the actual status of appropriateEuropean and international standards. Features include: New sections on: * smart card applications (PKCS #15, USIM, Tachosmart). * smart card terminals: M.U.S.C.L.E., OCF, MKT, PC/SC. * contactless card data transmission with smart cards. Revised and updated chapters on: * smart cards in the telecommunications industry (GSM, UMTS,(U)SIM application toolkit, decoding of the files of a GSMcard). * smart card security (new attacks, new protection methodsagainst attacks). * A detailed description of the physical and technical propertiesand the fundamental principles of information processingtechniques. * Explanations of the architecture of smart card operatingsystems, data transfer to and from the smart card, command set andimplementation of the security mechanisms and the function of thesmart card terminals. * Current applications of the technology on mobile telephones,telephone cards, the electronic purse and credit cards. * Discussions on future developments of smart cards: USB, MMU onmicrocontroller, system on card, flash memory and their usage. * Practical guidance on the future applications of smart cards,including health insurance cards, e-ticketing, wireless security,digital signatures and advanced electronic payment methods. "The book is filled with information that students,enthusiasts, managers, experts, developers, researchers andprogrammers will find useful. The book is well structured andprovides a good account of smart card state-of-the-arttechnology... There is a lot of useful information in this bookand as a practicing engineer I found it fascinating, and extremelyuseful." Review of second edition in Measurement andControl. 'The standard has got a lot higher, if you work with smart cardsthen buy it! Highly recommended.' Review of secondedition in Journal of the Association of C and C++Programmers. Visit the Smart Card Handbook online atwww.wiley.co.uk/commstech/

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Wolfgang Rankl

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Components & Devices Electrical & Electronics Engineering Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik Embedded Systems & Smart Cards Embedded Systems u. Smart Cards Komponenten u. Bauelemente Smart card

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"...all smart card engineers should have access to this book...good value for money...factual and clear..." (CVu, The Journal of the ACCU, June 2004)
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