April 20023CSG11 Electronic Commerce Smartcards John Wordsworth Department of Computer Science The...
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April 2002 3CSG1 1 Electronic Commerce Smartcards John Wordsworth Department of Computer Science The University of Reading J.B.Wordsworth@ rdg .ac. uk Room 129, Ext 6544
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April 2002 3CSG1 1
Electronic CommerceSmartcards
John WordsworthDepartment of Computer ScienceThe University of [email protected] 129, Ext 6544
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Lecture objectives
Describe the types of smartcard
Describe the kind of information that can be kept on a smartcard
Observe the wide range of specifications, vendors, and operating systems
Review the OpenCard framework
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What is a smart card?A plastic card with an embedded chip:
microprocessor + memory
memory chip with hard logic
Direct contact – gold plated contacts
Contactless – imbedded antenna
Combi card
Hybrid card
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What can you keep on it?
Electronic cash
Electronic wallet
Authentication information:
Biometric
Digital certificate
Medical information
Subscriber indentification (SIM)
Anything else
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Specifications
Visa Open Platform
EMV (Europay, Mastercard, Visa)
Security Identification Module
Various operating systems:
Manufacturers' own systems
Windows for Smart Cards
MULTOS
Java Card (Sun)
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OpenCard Framework (OCF)
Objectives:
Card terminal vendor independence
Card OS provider independence
Card issuer independence
Architecture and APIs (application programming interfaces)
CardTerminal layer
CardService layer
ApplicationManagement component
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Key points
Smartcards have many uses in e-commerce.
There is a wide range of standards and specifications.
The OpenCard Framework provides an abstract view of a smartcard that can facilitate application development.
