Smart Card Handbook, 2nd Edition [Hardcover]

"Fifteen minutes with this book solved a problem they had been working on for a couple of days...Highly recommended!" (CVu, April 2002)

"There is a lot of useful information in this book and as a practising engineer I found it fascinating" (Measurement & Control, April 2002)

"…a very worthwhile book…" (Software World)

 

"Fifteen minutes with this book solved a problem they had been working on for a couple of days...Highly recommended!" (CVu, April 2002)

"There is a lot of useful information in this book and as a practising engineer I found it fascinating" (Measurement & Control, April 2002)

"…a very worthwhile book…" (Software World)

 

 

Simple enough for beginners, comprehensive enough for developers. It is THE technical smart card handbook against which all others will be measured.

This book is not only a good reference, but also a good 'cover to cover' read for anyone wishing to start with the basics and move quickly onto learning technical issues. A 'must' for the engineering department of any company considering the development of a smart card based system.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this book is the most important reference for people working in the fast–moving smart card industry. New sections on Java, digital signatures, SQL, and the new PC smart card standard from Microsoft are included. Recent developments on electronic commerce and internet payments are discussed. Readers will also find smart card simulation software and relevant Web addresses on the book′s ftp site.

The Smart Card Handbook offers a complete overview of the current state of the art of chip card techniques. In the past, the reader had to wade through a sea of standards and publications but now entry to this new and fascinating technology has become much easier.

The Smart Card Handbook is relevant to both newcomers and to experts, offering a complete and detailed description of all techniques which are necessary for chip cards. Each chapter may be read independently and there are illustrations, a detailed index, bibliographical listings, and tables available, making The Smart Card Handbook a very useful reference book.

The advantages and disadvantages of chip cards when compared with other systems, such as optical cards and magnetic stripe cards are examined. In addition, the physical and technical properties and the fundamental principles of information processing techniques are covered to a depth which provides a thorough comprehension and design of chip card based systems. In particular the architecture of the chip card operating systems, the data transfer to and from the chip card, the command set, the implementation of the security mechanisms and the function of the chip card terminals are explained.

The transfer of these techniques into the real world is shown by some well-known applications: mobile telephone, telephone cards, electronic purse, and credit cards. The book considers the actual status of appropriate European and international standards. One of the authors has been participating in the relevant CEN and ISO standardisation groups for over ten years allowing The Smart Card Handbook to review the actual progress of the standards, before they become finalised.

Indispensable! An invaluable reference to all facets of smart card technology from system architecture to security methods and from manufacturing to testing and quality control.

Established as the definitive guide to every aspect of smart card technology, the second edition of the Smart Card Handbook is fully revised to incorporate the latest industry developments.

"Indispensable! ....an invaluable reference to all facets of smart card technology from system architecture to security methods and from manufacturing to testing and quality control." Hans H. Huber, Editor–in–Chief, Card–Forum and Card Forum International

"....simple enough for beginners, comprehensive enough for developers...it is The technical smart card handbook against which all others will be measured." Chris Hills, Hitex, UK

Computer and electronics engineers in security system development, microchip designers and professionals working with smart card products will welcome this timely update of a classic reference. Featuring:
∗ Vastly updated coverage of applications design including digital signatures and the new Microsoft PC smart card application interface, PC/SC.
∗ The architecture and development of smart card operating systems, including Java Card.
∗ New sections on the manufacture and design of smart card components, contactless technology and data encryption techniques, including hacker defence mechanisms.
∗ Examination of the use of smart cards in e–commerce, the electronic purse, credit and debit cards.
∗ Comprehensive listing of European and International standards for smart card construction.
∗ Enlarged Glossary of smart card terms, also available online in HTML and PDF.