Encryption of data in smart cards

[N. Raghavendra]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 10:39:17AM +0530, N. Raghavendra wrote:

> Can anyone point me to sources about encryption of data in smart
> cards. What I am looking for is protocols for encrypting sensitive
> data (e.g., medical information about the card-holder), so that
> even if the card falls into malicious hands, it won't be easy to
> read that data.

Hello,

My thanks to everyone who has replied to my query above. The
consensus seems to be that it is not usually necessary to encrypt
data stored in the card, and if one wants to do it, one should use
a symmetric key which is not entirely stored in the card.

Best regards,
Raghu.

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