Smart Card Handbook

By W. Rankl and W. Effing

Thoroughly revised and updated, this book is the most important reference for people working in the fast-moving smart card industry. New sections on Java, digital signatures, SQL, and the new PC smart card standard from Microsoft are included. Recent developments on electronic commerce and internet payments are discussed. Readers will also find smart card simulation software and relevant Web addresses on the book's ftp site.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471988758
• ISBN13: 9780471988755
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 774 Pages
• Weight: 3.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.8" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

This books is worth its price ... technically sound

Technically sound contents, deep review and knowledge, no beating around the bush. A must reference for engineers who work with smartcards, its application and develop related systems. This book covers broad range of topics within smartcard technology. It is worth the price.

SmartCard Bible

This is really a bible. It includes everthing you need to know about smart cards. If you can read German order the new edition of "Handbuch der Chipkarten" that was published in September 2002. However if you are new to that field or starting to develop or maintain desktop applications that use smartcards and you need quick introduction to smartcards' inner details you should buy "SmartCards, the Developer's Toolkit, 2nd edition".

Superb

Extremely broad and deep review of smart card technology. This is an essential item on the bookshelf of any engineer, designer or architect of smart card systems. Exhaustive material on card technology, security applications, production.

It is a kind of worth to buy book in spite of its price.

Buying a book without having a glance in it is a high risk for me. But I found this book worth to buy. I would recommend it for all interested people in all categories. The negative site is, you have to order free SW by filling and posting a form given in this book. I did it. Publishing house sent me the URL address instead of a CD or diskette. I had to DL from there. I did it again. But unfortunately, I had to format my PC without backing it up urgently. So, I've lost everything, even the URL address. It is not possible to find it again. I'll do the same what I did before, or somebody will send me the simulation SW by mail.

Really a handbook for me

For any smartcard reader must have this book, doesnt matter your are beginner, imediate or advance,