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Tech
Decrypted
Taking the mystery out of learning cryptography
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Seminar
Smartcard Overview
Basics, Standards, Federal Mandates & Examples
by H.X. Mel & Doris Baker
co-authors of Cryptography Decrypted
Goal
Outline Brief History of Smartcards Smartcard basics Microprocessor cards / memory cards What are smartcards for and what can smartcards do? VISA’s standard Other proprietary vendor’s built-in functionality you can use (API) Some attacks and defenses Industry & Government security standards Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) I / II REAL-ID Act Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization, President’s Info Tech Advisory Com 2005 Real-life examples of smartcard programs for: Authentication Why Learn Smartcards? Smartcards enable Internet users to validate the authenticity of their Internet correspondent. They are the vessel that contains the digitized identity (as personal cryptographic key material) as well as other personal data (e.g. medical emergency data, authorizations, etc.) Security professionals (and maybe every Internet user) need to know smartcard potentials and shortfalls. This is especially true for Federal government staff and consultants who need to evaluate smartcard applicability in satisfying Federal mandates as specified in documents like HSPD-12, FIPS 201, PIV-I and II, etc.
In addition to covering these
issues, an
online real time smartcard authentication and file transfer system is
illustrated.
Contact:
hx at HXMEL.com
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