Smart cards and mobile handheld devices : an overview and implementation /

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 prov...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Information Technology Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Computer Security Division
Other Authors:	Jansen, Wayne A., Gavrila, Serban, Seveillac, Clement, Krorlev, Vlad
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Gaithersburg, Md.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, [2005]
Series:	NISTIR ; 7206.
Subjects:	Smart cards. Pocket computers > Security measures. Identification cards. Authentication.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS100268

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Title from page 1, viewed March 13, 2007. "July 2005." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	iii, 47 pages (1 digital, PDF file) : illustrations
Format:	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.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 27).