Comment Re:This is not a problem! (duh!) (Score 2, Interesting) 217
I wouldn't be so sure ! The application you describe is very particular.
In practice, smartcards are often used as tamperproof devices to represent a third party, such as a bank. In France, for example, the credit card smart cards carry the bank's private key (for a Gilou/Quisquater RSA variant) as well as some additionnal secret information.
This information is not available for any reader but is used internaly for cryptographic computations.
In practice, smartcards are often used as tamperproof devices to represent a third party, such as a bank. In France, for example, the credit card smart cards carry the bank's private key (for a Gilou/Quisquater RSA variant) as well as some additionnal secret information.
This information is not available for any reader but is used internaly for cryptographic computations.
