Abstract: This chapter introduces the basics of smart card theory and examines the interoperability issues involving smart cards in the present, past, and future with the ISO 7816, Europay, MasterCard and Visa (collectively known as EMV), Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM), and Personal Computer/ Smart Card (PC/SC) specifications. Smart cards contain an integrated circuit embedded in the card (this is the reason they are sometimes also called Integrated Circuit Cards (ICCs)) that is a miniature, dedicated computer running an operating system designed for this purpose. Because you must have the card in your physical possession, and because smart cards are always used in conjunction with a PIN, they provide multifaceted security. Microsoft's vision of the future of smart cards is evident in its products and services and the methods of implementing card services through CryptoAPI, Win32 API, and SCard COM. At the end, this chapter examines what makes smart cards so practical and realistic for today's use by reviewing public key interactive logon, client authentication, and secure e-mail, and how to configure Windows 2000 to use smart cards for authentication and secure email. The smart card is supposed to play an important role in enhancing information security further, both now and in the future.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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