Pressure Sequence - A Novel Method of Protecting Smart Cards

Pieter H. Hartel; N.J. Henderson

Pressure Sequence - A Novel Method of Protecting Smart Cards

Pieter H. Hartel
, N.J. Henderson

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Abstract

If someone knocks on your door, the chances are that you can tell by the sound who it is. This simple idea is the basis of our pressure sequence method, which records the signal arising from a user tapping on a smart card. We have built a prototype, piezoelectric, screen printed pressure sensor on a smart card. We have also conducted an experiment with 34 volunteers to assess the effectiveness of the pressure sequence as an identification method. While the Equal-Error Rate (EER) of our current system is too high, we have identified a number of improvements that will lower the EER and make the identification more accurate. The sensor and associated circuitry are inexpensive, making it feasible to embed our technique in medium to high-end smart cards.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	4th Int. IFIP wg 8.8 Conf. Smart card research and advanced application (CARDIS)
Editors	J Domingo-Ferrer, D. Chan, A. Watson
Place of Publication	Boston, Massachusetts
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	241-256
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	0-7923-7953-5
Publication status	Published - Sept 2000
Event	4th Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications Conference, CARDIS 2000 - Bristol, UK, Bristol, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Sept 2000 → 22 Sept 2000 Conference number: 4

Publication series

Name
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers

Conference

Conference	4th Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications Conference, CARDIS 2000
Abbreviated title	CARDIS 2000
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bristol
Period	20/09/00 → 22/09/00

Keywords

SCS-Cybersecurity
METIS-119670
EWI-993
IR-19147

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http://www.dsse.ecs.soton.ac.uk/techreports/95-03/2000-4.html

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Hartel, PH & Henderson, NJ 2000, Pressure Sequence - A Novel Method of Protecting Smart Cards. in J Domingo-Ferrer, D Chan & A Watson (eds), 4th Int. IFIP wg 8.8 Conf. Smart card research and advanced application (CARDIS). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 241-256, 4th Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications Conference, CARDIS 2000, Bristol, United Kingdom, 20/09/00. <http://www.dsse.ecs.soton.ac.uk/techreports/95-03/2000-4.html>

Pressure Sequence - A Novel Method of Protecting Smart Cards. / Hartel, Pieter H.; Henderson, N.J.
4th Int. IFIP wg 8.8 Conf. Smart card research and advanced application (CARDIS). ed. / J Domingo-Ferrer; D. Chan; A. Watson. Boston, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. p. 241-256.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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