Smart Cards, Tokens, Security and Applications

by Keith E. Mayes (Editor), Konstantinos Markantonakis (editor)

This book provides a broad overview of the many card systems and solutions that are in practical use today. This new edition adds content on RFIDs, embedded security, attacks and countermeasures, security evaluation, javacards, banking or payment cards, identity cards and passports, mobile systems security, and security management. A step-by-step approach educates the reader in card types, production, operating systems, commercial applications, new technologies, security design, attacks, application development, deployment and lifecycle management. By the end of the book the reader should be able to play an educated role in a smart card related project, even to programming a card application. This book is designed as a textbook for graduate level students in computer science. It is also as an invaluable post-graduate level reference for professionals and researchers. This volume offers insight into benefits and pitfalls of diverseindustry, government, financial and logistics aspects while providing a sufficient level of technical detail to support technologists, information security specialists, engineers and researchers. 

915 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Bilal · Rating 4 out of 5]

(This review is for the 2nd ed.)

This volume is a compilation of chapters each written by a different author, with Mayes & Markantonakis being the editors. Some chapters are very well written and informative, others are alright. Nevertheless, this is one of perhaps only two volumes available on the market that provide a broad coverage of topics concerning smart cards; the other being Rankl’s smart card handbook whose fourth edition is now 12 years old. Overall, I found it useful in gaining more familiarity with the broad range of topics and issues around smart card technologies, applications, and markets.