Synopses & Reviews
An introduction to smart cards—cards containing a microchip which acts as an embedded microprocessor and contains encoded information within the microchip. The potential applications of smart cards are widespread as they can provide increased security in financial transactions, and can be used in credit cards, bank cards, driver's licenses, and more.
Table of Contents
Types of Cards.
Physical and Electrical Properties.
Fundamentals of Information Technology.
Operating System Architucture.
Data Transmission to the Smart Card.
The Instruction Set.
Security Methods.
Quality Assurance and Testing.
Smart Card Manufacturing.
Smart Card Terminals.
Smart Cards in Electronic Payment Systems.
Sample Applications.
Application Design.
Appendix.
Index.