SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY

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INTRODUCTION TO SMART CARDS

It has been said that smart cards will one day be as important as computers are today. This statement contains a bit of an error because it implies that smart cards are not computers, when in fact, they are. Because smart cards are indeed tiny computers, it’s difficult to predict the variety of applications that will be possible with them in the future. It’s quite possible that smart cards will follow the same trend of rapid increases in processing power that computers have, following "Moore’s Law" and doubling in performance while halving in cost every eighteen months.

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Certification ii

Acknowledgment iii

Abstract iv

Table of content v

1.0 INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO SMART CARDS1

DEFINITION OF A SMART CARD2

2.0 EVOLUTION OF SMART CARDS4

HISTORY OF SMART CARDS4

CURRENT TRENDS5

CLASSIFICATION OF SMART CARDS6

3.0 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTACT INTERFACES10

4.0 STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF A SMART CARD14

TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES16

5.0 APPLICATION PROTOCOL DATA UNITS (APDU)21

6.0 BENEFITS OF SMART CARDS36

CONCLUSION39

BIBLIOGRAPHY40

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SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY

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