• DocumentCode
    2673361
  • Title

    Cryptographic credit control in pre-payment metering systems

  • Author

    Anderson, Ross J. ; Bezuidenhout, S. Johann

  • Author_Institution
    Comput. Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    8-10 May 1995
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    We describe the successful introduction of cryptology into a new application area-protecting prepayment electricity meters from token fraud. These meters are used by a number of utilities from Scotland to South Africa, and they present some interesting security challenges
  • Keywords
    cryptography; electricity supply industry; financial data processing; fraud; smart cards; cryptographic credit control; cryptology; prepayment electricity meters; prepayment metering systems; security challenges; token fraud; utilities; Africa; Banking; Computer crime; Control systems; Costs; Cryptography; Laboratories; Protection; TV; Watthour meters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Security and Privacy, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Oakland, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-7015-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECPRI.1995.398919
  • Filename
    398919
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2673361