Using smart cards in electronic commerce

摘要

Smart cards have been in use for over two decades mainly for storing small amount of money. People carried them to pay for telephone calls, transport ation, photocopying in libraries and alike. These cards become very popular in Europe and Asia. Recently, the use of smart cards expanded considerably. For example, in several countries smart cards are used as identification cards which include information ranging from health status and insurance and to retirement benefits.The latest development in smart cards technology is its Internet related applications, which are mostly related to the support of payment systems and security.