Smart Card Handbook (Hardcover)

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Review

"...all smart card engineers should have access to this book...good value for money...factual and clear..." (CVu, The Journal of the ACCU, June 2004)

Product Description

Building on previous editions, this third edition of the Smart Card Handbook offers a completely updated overview of the state of the art in smart card technology. Everything you need to know about smart cards and their applications is covered! Fully revised, this handbook describes the advantages and disadvantages of smart cards when compared with other systems, such as optical cards and magnetic stripe cards and explains the basic technologies to the reader. This book also considers the actual status of appropriate European and international standards.

Features include:

New sections on:

• smart card applications (PKCS #15, USIM, Tachosmart).
• smart card terminals: M.U.S.C.L.E., OCF, MKT, PC/SC.
• contactless card data transmission with smart cards.

Revised and updated chapters on:

• smart cards in the telecommunications industry (GSM, UMTS, (U)SIM application toolkit, decoding of the files of a GSM card).
• smart card security (new attacks, new protection methods against attacks).
• A detailed description of the physical and technical properties and the fundamental principles of information processing techniques.
• Explanations of the architecture of smart card operating systems, data transfer to and from the smart card, command set and implementation of the security mechanisms and the function of the smart card terminals.
• Current applications of the technology on mobile telephones, telephone cards, the electronic purse and credit cards.
• Discussions on future developments of smart cards: USB, MMU on microcontroller, system on card, flash memory and their usage.
• Practical guidance on the future applications of smart cards, including health insurance cards, e-ticketing, wireless security, digital signatures and advanced electronic payment methods.

“The book is filled with information that students, enthusiasts, managers, experts, developers, researchers and programmers will find useful. The book is well structured and provides a good account of smart card state-of-the-art technology… There is a lot of useful information in this book and as a practicing engineer I found it fascinating, and extremely useful.”  Review of second edition in Measurement and Control.

'The standard has got a lot higher, if you work with smart cards then buy it! Highly recommended.’  Review of second edition in Journal of the Association of C and C++ Programmers.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1120 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (January 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470856688
• ISBN-13: 978-0470856680
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #822,045 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book (considering a lack of competition <g>), November 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Smart Card Handbook (Paperback)

A fairly extensive overview of the smart card technology, covering issues ranging from its history to the hardware, communication protocols, programming, and business uses. Another plus is that this book is the only one that can be found in stores. The book contains a tear-off post card with an offer of free Smart Card emulation software for PC/Windows3.1/95 (Not NT). On the negative side: it is a translation from German and a rather poor one. If you can read German, go for the original <g>. Also, it is heavily "European", there isn't much about what happens in the US. The price is a bit on the high side, too (a typical store price, including taxes, is about $100, but that's nothing new for Wiley.) The tear-off card, for some reason must be mailed to England (like there isn't a Wiley office somewhere in the US.) Besides, I thought for $100 a disk with the smart card emulator program could have been included.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This books is worth its price ... technically sound, March 20, 2006

By	Anshuman Sinha (Boca Raton, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Technically sound contents, deep review and knowledge, no beating around the bush. A must reference for engineers who work with smartcards, its application and develop related systems. This book covers broad range of topics within smartcard technology. It is worth the price.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SmartCard Bible, August 1, 2003

By	Dmitry Vostokov (Monkstown, Co. Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smart Card Handbook, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

This is really a bible. It includes everthing you need to know about smart cards. If you can read German order the new edition of "Handbuch der Chipkarten" that was published in September 2002. However if you are new to that field or starting to develop or maintain desktop applications that use smartcards and you need quick introduction to smartcards' inner details you should buy "SmartCards, the Developer's Toolkit, 2nd edition".