Using Smart Cards for Authenticating in Public Services: A Comparative Study

Arroyo Guardeño, D. and Gayoso Martínez, V. and Hernández Encinas, L. and Martín Muñoz, A.

Smart cards are well-known tamper-resistant devices, and as such they represent an excellent platform for implementing strong authentication. Many services requesting high levels of security rely on smart cards, which provide a convenient security token due to their portability. This contribution analyses two Spanish smart card deployments intended to be used for accessing eGoverment services, comparing their respective contents and capabilities.

@inproceedings{10.1007/978-3-319-19713-5_37,
  author = {Arroyo Guarde{\~{n}}o, D. and Gayoso Mart{\'i}nez, V. and Hern{\'a}ndez Encinas, L. and Mart{\'i}n Mu{\~{n}}oz, A.},
  editor = {Herrero, {\'A}lvaro and Baruque, Bruno and Sedano, Javier and Quinti{\'a}n, H{\'e}ctor and Corchado, Emilio},
  title = {Using Smart Cards for Authenticating in Public Services: A Comparative Study},
  booktitle = {International Joint Conference},
  year = {2015},
  publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
  address = {Cham},
  pages = {437--446},
  isbn = {978-3-319-19713-5}
}