Smart Cards: The Ultimate Personal Computer
Smart Cards: The Ultimate Personal Computer
Dynamic Group Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange under Standard Assumptions
EUROCRYPT '02 Proceedings of the International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques: Advances in Cryptology
An energy-aware active smart card
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems
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Smart cards play an increasing role as 'active' security devices. Due to its microcomputer and programmable memory, a smart card can cater for the specific needs of the environment it is used in. Smart cards allow the secure handling and storage of sensitive data such as user privileges and cryptographic keys as well as the execution of cryptographic algorithms. They are secure tokens by means of which a user can be identified and authenticate a computer system or communication network and vice versa. This paper provides a comprehensive introduction into the features of chip cards, the principals of their operating system, their life-cycle and the standards governing them. It also includes a brief discussion of major applications and an outlook on the future development.