Title :
The use of chipcards for electronic signatures and encryption
Author_Institution :
Gesellschaft fuer Math. & Datenverarbeitung GmbH, Darmstadt, West Germany
Abstract :
The intelligent chipcard as a personal security device is being introduced in many application fields. If a document has to be concealed in order to provide confidentiality, it has to be encrypted. The user´s instrument for producing an electronic signature and for decryption of an encrypted message is an intelligent chipcard. The main characteristics of such a chipcard are outlined. Particular attention is given to cards based on the RSA encryption algorithm of R. Rivest et al. (1978)
Keywords :
cryptography; RSA encryption algorithm; chipcards; electronic signatures; encryption; personal security device; Certification; EPROM; Instruments; Law; Legal factors; Production systems; Public key; Public key cryptography; Read only memory; Security;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1940-6
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93463
