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iBonus Display - Gift Kiosk 1.0

iBonus Display - Gift Kiosk 1.0

...to operate. Unrestricted card data access causes serious fraud problem too. Recent contactless smart card technology was chosen for iBonus. Prepaid and point balances are... Read more

30 January, 2012
MIFARE 1.1

MIFARE 1.1

MIFARE is a technology that has been selected for most contactless smart card projects and therefore, became the most successful brand within the... Read more

20 July, 2011

Europe speeds up electronic ID plans

The EU may introduce a standard health insurance card for all member states next year, followed by passports containing a biometric ID chip Read more

23 October, 2003 by Munir Kotadia
Secure <endeca_term>Contactless Smart Card</endeca_term> Transactions on Mobile Devices

Secure Contactless Smart Card Transactions on Mobile Devices

...be integrated into a standard cellular handset to turn it into a contactless smart card. The motivation is to create a new secure way for... Read more

6 August, 2009
User Behavior Information and Diffusion Process for IC-Card System

User Behavior Information and Diffusion Process for IC-Card System

The IC-Chip for IC-Cards (contactless smart card) has various field applications (traffic IC-Card, electronic money, mobile... Read more

1 May, 2010
The Dark Side of Security by Obscurity: And Cloning Mifare Classic Rail and Building Passes, Anywhere, Anytime

The Dark Side of Security by Obscurity: And Cloning Mifare Classic Rail and Building Passes, Anywhere, Anytime

MiFare Classic is the most popular contactless smart card with about 200 million copies in circulation worldwide. At Esorics... Read more

4 May, 2009
Privacy in Radio Frequency Identity Documents

Privacy in Radio Frequency Identity Documents

...use of contactless technologies in identity documents, the differences between RFID and contactless smart card systems, and the methods available in each of these systems... Read more

5 March, 2007
Smart Cards for Access Control Advantages and Technology Choices

Smart Cards for Access Control Advantages and Technology Choices

...as proximity technology brought advantages over Wiegand card technology 20 years ago, contactless smart card technology today is bringing new advantages over proximity for physical... Read more

15 February, 2005

Transport of not much delight

...brand new scheme for travel on London's public transport network -- a contactless smart card that holds all your details and gives you access to... Read more

2 October, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Wireless credit card in development

...Mifare, has been developed mostly by Philips until now. Mifare is a contactless smart-card technology meant to facilitate secure payment transactions. (Philips has shipped... Read more

29 May, 2003 by Richard Shim

Smart-card ticketing goes Underground

...ticketing system in what is billed as a major new showcase of contactless smart-card technology in Europe. This month 80,000 of the cards... Read more

20 November, 2002 by Matthew Broersma
Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-Enabled Credit Cards

Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-Enabled Credit Cards

...wireless computer chip and antenna based on RFID (radio frequency identification) and contactless smart card technology. The RFID-enabled credit cards permit contactless payments that... Read more

2 February, 2009

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