Smart Card Handbook

The potential application of smart card technology covers the full range of economic and business activities. This overview of the state-of-the-art of smart card technology serves as a reference for engineers and students involved in their design, programming and new applications development. The transfer of these techniques into the real world is illustrated by well-known examples: mobile communications, telephone cards, the electronic purse and credit cards. The authors also consider the actual status of the appropriate European and International standards.