Smart cards and mobile handheld devices : an overview and implementation / Wayne Jensen ... [and others].

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Gaithersburg, Md.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, [2005]
Description
iii, 47 pages (1 digital, PDF file) : illustrations.

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Series
NISTIR ; 7206. [More in this series]
Summary note
The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology adopters, but have instead become indispensable tools that offer competitive business advantages for the mobile workforce. While these devices provide productivity benefits, they also pose new risks to an organization's security by the information they contain or can access remotely. Enabling adequate user authentication is the first line of defense against unauthorized use of an unattended, lost, or stolen handheld device. Smart cards have long been the choice of authentication mechanism for many organizations; however, few handheld devices easily support readers for standard-size smart cards. This report describes two novel types of smart cards that use standard interfaces supported by handheld devices, avoiding use of the more cumbersome standard-size smart card readers. These solutions are aimed at helping organization apply smart cards for authentication and other security services. Details of the design and implementation are provided.
Notes
  • Title from page 1, viewed March 13, 2007.
  • "July 2005."
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (page 27).
System details
Mode of access: Internet via the NIST web site. Address as of 08/19/08: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/nist-IR-7206.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Title on opening screen
  • Smart cards and mobile device authentication
SuDoc no.
C 13.58:7206
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