Overview of Security Threats for Smart Cards in the Public Transport Industry
Konstantinos Markantonakis, Keith E. Mayes, Damien Sauveron, Ioannis G. Askoxylakis · 2008
The advantages of utilising smart card technology, more importantly contactless smart cards, in the transport industry have long been realised. In this paper we provide an overview of the generic security issues and threats encountered whenever smart cards are utilised within the transport industry. To help highlight the issues, we analyse the different types of cards, their hosted applications, along with certain requirements on the relevant card issuing authorities.