Smart cards have opened up possibilities for many exciting applications. However, one problem with conventional smart cards is that they only have very limited computational power. As a result, it takes too long for a smart card to perform a single RSA signature operation in real time applications. Server-aided RSA signature computation protocols offer feasible solutions for this problem. The b...

The national funded project [BioP@ss] researches the possibilities of an IP based smart card interface based on the international smart card application interface standards [CEN 15480] and [ISO/IEC 24727]. Instead of the classical APDU based communication a TCP/IP based web service communication with the smart card is established. This solution offers the benefit that this interface relies on w...

Recent proposals have been made to connect smart cards to the Internet, to meet needs that are not easily satisfied by current smart card interface standards. However, all these proposals require the use of off-card software to do the translation between the world of the Internet and that of the smart card (i.e., proxy architecture). In this paper we present an alternative approach, following t...

To provide subscription-based Digital TV (DTV) data, services providers scramble the data stream (program content) with some secure measures such as ECM and EMM via using control words, and send the stream to conditional access system (CAS) in the set-top box (STB). Smart card is used to decrypt the control words and accordingly to enable the STB to descramble the scrambled signal. Therefore, s...

Multi-application smart card technology has gained momentum due to the Near Field Communication (NFC) and smart phone revolution. Enabling multiple applications from di erent application providers on a single smart card is not a new concept. Multi-application smart cards have been around since the late 1990s; however, uptake was severely limited. NFC has recently reinvigorated the multi-applica...

OF THE THESIS SMART CARD APPLICATION DESIGN by John Smeh, B.Bus(Hons) V U T , B.Sci V U T , Dip.Sci. V U T This study investigated sociotechnical criteria in the design and specification processes of smart card based projects through a case study. The adoption of the innovations in the case study was investigated. The study consisted of three phases: analysis, design and implementation. These w...

Power analysis on smart cards is widely used to obtain information about implemented cryptographic algorithms. We propose similar methodology for Java Card applets reverse engineering. Because power analysis alone does not provide enough information, we refine our methodology by involving additional information sources. Issues like distinguishing between bytecodes performing similar tasks and r...

The potential impact of smart cards is examined in the context of a standard model of direct and indirect taxation. The distinction between the two types of tax is made in terms of the information required to implement them. Electronic cards in general are understood as devices for enriching and certifying information related to individuals and transactions. Smart cards are a subclass of these ...

The Secure Shell (SSH) tool has greatly improved the security of many networks by providing channel security. This tool is widely used by network and system administrators for remote privileged access to servers and other network devices. It is also used by travellers to conferences and for access to home networks from the network of a customer. In effect it has been a good security replacement...