Presented By: -Jaswinder Kaur

ContentsSmart CardsBenefits of Smart CardsWhat’s in a Smart Card?History of Smart CardsTypes of Smart CardsApplications of Smart CardsUses of Smart CardsAdvantages and Disadvantages

of Smart Cards

Smart CardsA small electronic device about size of a credit card that

contains electronic memory and possibly an embedded Integrated Circuit (IC).

Benefits of Smart CardsIdentificationAuthenticationData Storage

What’s in a Smart Card?Typical Configuration: -256 byte to 4kb RAM8kb to 32 kb ROM1kb to 32kb EEPROMCrypto-coprocessors

(implementing 3DES,RSA etc; in Hardware) are optional

8-bit to 16-bit CPU. 8051 based designs are common.

History of Smart CardsInvented by Helmut

GrottrupJurgen DethloffIn 1968

Helmut Grottrup

JurgenDethloff

Types of Smart Cards1. Embossed Cards

2. Magnetic Stripe Cards

3. Memory Cards

4. Optical Memory Cards

5. Microprocessors Cards

6. Cryptographic Coprocessor Cards

7. Contactless Smart Cards

8. Contact Cards

Applications of Smart Cards1. Payphones

2. Mobile Communications

3. Banking & Retail

4. Electronic Purse

5. Health Care

6. ID Verification &

Access Control

How Smart Cards are used?1. Commercial

Applicationsa) Banking/Paymentb) Identificationc) Ticketingd) Parking and toll

collectione) Universities Smart

Cards

Uses cont’d2. Mobile Telecommunications

a) SIM Cards used on cell phones

b) Over 300,000,000 GSM Phones with Smart Cards

c) Mobile security, Billing Information etc

Uses cont’d3. Information Technology

a) Secure logon and authentification of users to PCs & Networks

b)Encryption of Sensitive Data

Advantages & Disadvantages of Smart CardsAdvantages: -

1. Flexibility

2. Cost & Availability

3. Security

4. Data Integrity

5. Safety

6. Easy to Use

Disadvantages: -1. Fees applied with the use of

a card2. It gives liability issues if

stolen or lost3. The accuracy of

information is small4. Lack of technology to

support users5. It is potential for too much

data on one card if lost or stolen

Conclusion